SIMAD University
Logo | |
Former names | Simad for Somali Institute of Management and Administration Development |
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| Motto | The Fountain of Knowledge and Wisdom |
| Established | 6 November 1999 |
| Founder | Hassan Sheikh Mohamud |
Academic affiliations | Africa Muslims Agency AAU FUIWI IAU ASU |
| Undergraduates | 3800 |
| Postgraduates | 18 |
| Address | Jidka Warshaddaha , , Somalia |
| Language | Somali language |
| Colors | Green & blue |
| Website | https://simad.edu.so/ |
SIMAD University (SU) is a private university in Mogadishu, Somalia. It offers undergraduate courses. It is the first private non-profit university teaching in the Somali language.
History
In 1999, SIMAD was established as an institute of higher learning. After 11 years, the board of trustees upgraded the institute to a university on 20 January 2011.[1]
Governance and management
The supreme governance bodies of the university are made up of:
- Board of Trustees
- University Senate
- Academic Council
- Operations Board
- Development Committee
Faculties
The faculties of SIMAD University and the degrees offered are:[2]
- Faculty of Management Sciences
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- Bachelor of Banking & Finance
- Bachelor of Procurement & Logistics
- Bachelor of Digital Marketing
- Bachelor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Faculty of Computing
- Bachelor of Computer Science
- Bachelor of Information Technology
- Bachelor of Graphics and Multimedia
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Bachelor of Public Administration
- Bachelor of Developmental Studies
- Bachelor of Social Work and Administration
- Bachelor of Media and Communication
- Bachelor of Political Science & International Relations
- Faculty of Economics
- Bachelor of Economics
- Bachelor of Statistics and Planning
- Bachelor of International Trade and Investment
- Faculty of Law
- Bachelor of Law (LLB)
- Faculty of Education
- Bachelor of Science Education (Biology and Chemistry)
- Bachelor of Science Education Management
- Bachelor of Science Education (Mathematics and Chemistry)
- Bachelor of Arts Education (English and Literature)
- Faculty of Engineering
- Bachelor of Civil Engineering
- Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
- Bachelor of Telecommunication Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Architecture
- Faculty of Accountancy
- Bachelor of Accounting
- Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
- Bachelor of Medicine
- Bachelor of Nursing
- Bachelor of Microbiology and Laboratory Sciences
- Bachelor of Public Health
- Bachelor of Midwifery
- Bachelor of Radiology
Memberships
- International Association of Schools[3]
- Somali Research and Education Network (SomaliREN)[4]
- Association of African Universities (AAU)[5]
- Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN)
- ARAB-ACRAO[6]
- World Engagement WEInstitute[7]
- Association of Somali Universities
Partnerships
- Open University Malaysia (OUM), Malaysia
- Shinawatra University, Thailand [8]
- Multimedia University, Malaysia
- International Islamic University, Malaysia
- Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan
- Makerere University Business School (MUBS), Uganda
- Daffodil International University, Bangladesh[9]
Accreditation
SIMAD is registered as a private, non-profit higher education institution under the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Culture (Somalia).
Notable former and current administrators
- Hassan Sheikh Mohamud – current president of the Federal Republic of Somalia; founder and former principal of SIMAD.
- Faarah Sheikh Abdulkadir – Former minister of State House; former lecturer and board member.
- Abdikarim Hussein Guled – Minister of Interior; board member
- Abdurahman Mohamed Hussein (Odowaa), Former minister of internal affairs and federalism of the Federal Republic of Somalia; former rector of SIMAD University.
References
- ^ "About SIMAD University".
- ^ Faculties of SIMAD UNIVERSITY
- ^ IAU Member Institutions Archived 2013-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ SREN Member Institutions
- ^ AAU Members
- ^ ARAB-ACRAO Members
- ^ WEINSTITUTE Members
- ^ "Partnership - SIU ADMISSIONS". amd.siu.ac.th. Archived from the original on 2015-07-17.
- ^ "International Linkage". Daffodil International University. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-12-07.