SIMAD University
SIMAD University is a private university in Mogadishu, Somalia. It offers undergraduate courses. It is the first non-profit university teaching in the Somali language.
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Other name | Abb. SU |
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Former names | Simad for Somali Institute of Management and Administration Development |
| Motto | The Fountain of Knowledge and Wisdom |
| Established | November 6, 1999 |
| Founder | Hassan Sheikh Mohamud |
Academic affiliations | Africa Muslims Agency AAU FUIWI IAU ASU |
| Undergraduates | 3800 |
| Postgraduates | 18 |
| Address | Jidka Wadnaha , , Somalia |
| Language | Somali language |
| Colors | Green & blue |
History
In 1999, SIMAD was established as an institute of higher learning. After 11 years, the Board of Trustees upgraded the institute into a full-fledged university on January 20, 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 Board
Faculties
- Faculty of Management Science
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- Bachelor of Banking & Finance
- Bachelor of Procurement & Logistics
- 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
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Founder, first rector of SIMAD University. Former President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
Memberships
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.
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