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veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 14901 Location: USA

As always, every story has two sides. The people that I know there would definitely lean towards Isabel's take.

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Beast · Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 94

By some accounts..... it would appear the "Difficult, Lazy and Unhappy are still at Unizwa.

isabel · Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 480 Location: God's green earth

But it would seem that Dopey, Sleepy, Grumpy, and (fake) Doc have departed.

Shame on them for not taking their friends with them.

It's Scary! · Joined: 17 Apr 2011 Posts: 824

I'm just wondering if a human trainwreck by the name of Don V_n_r didn't wind up there as the misery that I keep reading about this spot reminds me a lot of his handiwork!

It's no wonder why I swore that I'd never work with that bum again!

Sirens of Cyprus · Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 173

Do you folks at U Nizwa have legal access to a liquor store? Isn't the nearest one in Muscat? And don't you have to live in Muscat to have legal access?

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 14901 Location: USA

I know of teachers in the hinterlands who got liquor licenses and others have complained here about the inconvenience of having to fight to get time off to go to Muscat to do so. That suggests that it is doable and done...

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isabel · Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 480 Location: God's green earth

Muscat is about 1.5 hours from Nizwa. It was never a big problem going there so long as you had a car. Friends go all of the time and can pick up alcohol for you if you can't go yourself. Keeping inebriated is not an issue if that is what you want. Your license in Nizwa covers you for Muscat (and shiraz).

Sirens of Cyprus · Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 173

isabel · Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 480 Location: God's green earth

If I remember correctly, the letter comes from HR.

hsm · Joined: 20 Aug 2010 Posts: 29 Location: Second Floor

Hello folks,

As usual when I need help about ESL jobs the first website I refer to is Dave's.

I was offered a job by Nizwa University in particular Foundation Institute.

The qualifications required are CELTA, diploma in translation, diploma in education and BA in literature and English language.

How much will the salary be for a non-native instructor with those qualifications?

How is it like to work for Foundation Institute? The job offer seems appealing to me but I'm currently employed and I'll quit my current job just in case the new job offer is better!

Thanks in advance for any helpful comments.

Regards

Beast · Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 94

The best advice you can get about the University of Nizwa is "Avoid the Place." The current director of the Language Institute is only making things worse on a daily basis. It will never get better as long as he is around.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 14901 Location: USA

hdwhatley · Joined: 09 Jun 2010 Posts: 21 Location: Tianjin, China

Here is what they offer English Instructors in the Foundation Institute:

Basic Salary RO 710
Water & Electricity RO 30
Transport RO 50
Rarity allowance RO 200
Academic allowance RO 210
Total RO 1200

The salary is tax free and you receive 48 days paid annual leave after one year of service. Also, you get one return economy airplane ticket, medical insurance and furnished accomodation.

scot47 · Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 3:57 pm Post subject:

What is the latest on U of Nizwa as a place to work ? And Nizwa as a town to live in ? Is there any social life ? And I do not mean getting drunk in the company of other performing alkies !

isabel · Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 480 Location: God's green earth

I have heard that there has been another exodus this year. As for Nizwa, it depends on your interests. I found it starkly beautiful. There is hiking and camping and 4 wheeling in the mountains. The beaches (a couple of hours away) are quite good, and Muscat is about an hour and a half or two by car, where there is more to do. See if you can find someone who has been at Nizwa more recentiy to answer about how things are currently. My info is 2nd hand from a friend who was there recently.