Benadir University

Benadir University (BU) (Somali: Jaamacadda Banadir, Arabic: جامعـــة بنـــادر‎), also known as the University of Benadir, is a private university located in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Benadir University
جامعـــة بنـــادر
MottoCULTIVATING HUMAN TALENTS
TypePrivate
Established2002
RectorDr. Mohamed Mohamud Hassan Biday
Students1200 (2012)
Location
Mogadishu
,
Banaadir
,
Somalia
CampusKm 13
NicknameBU
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Benadir University was founded in October 2002 as a medical school to help train local doctors in Somalia.

On December 28, 2019, a bomb attack destroyed a minibus carrying Benadir University students, killing at least 76 people including 20 Benadir University students.[1]

Faculties

As of 2015, the university has eleven faculties:

  • Faculty of Medicine & Surgery
  • Faculty of Computer Science & IT
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Engineering & Technology
  • Faculty of Agriculture
  • Faculty of Sharia & Law
  • Faculty of Veterinary Science
  • Faculty of Health Science
  • Faculty of Dentistry
  • Faculty of Economic and Management
  • Faculty of Geoscience

See also
  • 2009 Shamo Hotel bombing

References
  1. "At least 76 dead, 70 injured in Mogadishu checkpoint blast". Citizentv.co.ke. Retrieved 2019-12-28.



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