Public Education

The Supreme Council (6th session, Muscat, December 1985) resolved as follows:

a) All GCC students in the various education stages (primary, intermediate and secondary) shall be accorded equal treatment in all Member States. All Member States have issued implementing directives to this effect.
b) Certificates and academic instruments issued by any official teaching institution in any Member State shall be treated the same as those issued by the Member State itself, and therefore need not be attested by the educational attachments and the Foreign Ministries.

Higher Education

The Supreme Council’s resolution (8th session, December 1987) accorded equal treatment to the GCC students at higher education institutions, in respect to admission and treatment in accordance with the following:

a) Without prejudice to any better treatment, universities and higher education institutions shall accord GCC students, in respect to admission, the same treatment of the students in the Member State of study, according to the following controls:

1. Applicants from other Member States shall meet the registration and admission requirements approved by the higher education institutions at the host Member State.
2. Priority of admission shall be given to the GCC nationals having residence in the host Member State, who have obtained the General Secondary School Certificate or equivalent from the same host country.

b) Without prejudice to any better treatment, universities and higher education institutions shall accord GCC accepted students the same treatment of the students in the host Member State in respect to the study, requirements, fees, rewards, accommodation and healthcare.”

Engagement in the Economic Activity in the Educational Fields

The Supreme Council’s resolution (16th session, December, 1995) allowed the GCC nationals, natural and legal persons, to engage in the economic activity in some educational fields.

Equal Treatment in Healthcare Services

The Supreme Council’s resolution (9th session, December, 1988) resolved that GCC nationals, who are residents or visitors in any Member State, shall be accorded same treatment accorded to the nationals of the host Member State , in respect to benefiting from the services of health centers, clinics and public hospitals, and that shall be effective from 1 March 1989. All Member States have issued implementing directives to this effect.