SIMAD University

SIMAD University
Logo
Former names
 Somali Institute of Management and Administration Development
Motto The Fountain of Knowledge and Wisdom
Type Not-for-profit organization
Established November 6, 1999
Rector Dahir Hassan Arab
Students 3796
Undergraduates 3696
Postgraduates 100
Location Mogadishu, Benadir, Somalia
Campus Main Campus
Colors Green (#008000)
Nickname SU
Website www.simad.edu.so

SIMAD University is a private university in Mogadishu, Somalia.

History[1]

SIMAD was put forward by a group of intellectuals and former university lecturers. After two years of feasibility study, SIMAD was established and became operational in November 1999. The institute is a non-profit entity.

Governance and management

Supreme governance bodies of the university are:

  • Board of Trustees
  • University Senate
  • Academic Council
  • Operations Board
  • Development Board

Faculties[2]

  • Faculty of Management Science.
    • Bachelor of Business Administration
    • Bachelor of Accounting
    • Bachelor of Banking & Finance
    • Bachelor of Procurement & Logistics
  • Faculty of Computing
    • Bachelor of Computer Science
    • Bachelor of Information Technology
    • Bachelor of Business Computing
  • Faculty of Social Sciences
    • Bachelor of Public Administration
    • Bachelor of Developmental Studies
    • Bachelor of Political Science & International Relations


  • Faculty of Economics
    • Bachelor of Economics
    • Bachelor of Statistics and Planning
  • Faculty of Law
    • Bachelor of Law (LLB)
    • Bachelor of Fiqh and Usul-fiqh
  • Faculty of Education
    • Bachelor of Science in Education (Mathematics and Physics)
    • Bachelor of Science in Education (Biology and Chemistry)


  • Faculty of Engineering
    • Bachelor of Civil Engineering
    • Bachelor of Electric Engineering
    • Bachelor of Telecommunication Engineering
  • Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
    • Bachelor of Medicine
    • Bachelor of Nursing

Memberships

  • International Association of Universities [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]
  • Somali Universities [8]

Linkages

  • Open University Malaysia (OUM), Malaysia
  • Shinawatra University, Thailand [9]
  • Multimedia University Malaysia
  • International Islamic University, Malaysia
  • Sudan University for Science and technology, Sudan
  • Makerere University Business School (MUBS), Uganda
  • Daffodil International University, Bangladesh[10]

Accreditation

  • SIMAD is registered as a private, non-profit higher education institution under the Ministry of Higher Education and Culture(Somalia).

Notable former and current administrators

  • Hassan Sheikh Mohamud – President of the Federal Republic of Somalia; founder and former principal of SIMAD
  • Faarah Sheikh Abdulkadir – Minister of State House; former lecturer and board member
  • Abdikarim Hussein Guled – Minister of Interior; board member
  • Dr. Mohelain – Former Minister of Health in Kuwait; chairman of the board of trustees
  • Abdurahman Mohamed Hussein (Odowaa), Minister of Internal Affairs and Federalism of the Federal Republic of Somalia; former Rector of SIMAD University

References

  1. ↑ History of SIMAD UNIVERSITY
  2. ↑ Faculties of SIMAD UNIVERSITY
  3. ↑ IAU Member Institutions Archived 2013-05-01 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ SREN Member Institutions
  5. ↑ AAU Members
  6. ↑ ARAB-ACRAO Members
  7. ↑ WEINSTITUTE Members
  8. ↑ WEINSTITUTE Members
  9. ↑ http://amd.siu.ac.th/index.php/partnership
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-12-07.


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