Under the patronage of Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, President of Arab Gulf Program for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND) and Chairman of Board of Trustees of Arab Open University, the 7th Branch of the University will be opened in Muscat on Tuesday. The opening of the Branch coincides with the 27th meeting of the Executive Committee, an affiliate of the University, due to be held in Muscat. In a graduation ceremony of the second branch of the university in Lebanon last week, Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz said that the most important challenge to the University's march has been its further advancement and success as well as maintaining the principle of quality.