SIMAD University
{{Short description|University in Mogadishu, Somalia}}
{{Infobox university
| name = SIMAD University
| image = Simad.png
| image_size = 150
| caption = Logo
| motto = The Fountain of Knowledge and Wisdom
| established = November 6, 1999
| closed =
|
| academic_affiliations = Africa Muslims Agency
AAU
FUIWI
IAU
ASU
| undergrad = 3800
| postgrad = 18
| address = Jidka Warshaddaha
| city = Mogadishu, Benadir
| country = Somalia
| campus =
| former_names = Simad for
Somali Institute of Management and Administration Development
| language = Somali language
| colors = {{color box|#008000}} {{color box|#87CEFA}} Green & blue
| other_name = Abb. SU
| website =
| logo =
| founder = Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
}}
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.
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.{{cite web|url=https://simad.edu.so/about-simad/ |title=About SIMAD University}}
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
- 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
Source:[http://simad.edu.so/academics/faculties/ Faculties of SIMAD UNIVERSITY]
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Memberships
- International Association of Schools[http://www.iau-aiu.net/content/institutions IAU Member Institutions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501224946/http://www.iau-aiu.net/content/institutions |date=2013-05-01 }}
- Somali Research and Education Network (SomaliREN)[http://www.somaliren.org/ SREN Member Institutions]
- Association of African Universities (AAU)[http://www.aau.org/content/simad-university AAU Members]
- Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN)
- ARAB-ACRAO[http://www.arab-acrao.org/univ_somal.htm ARAB-ACRAO Members]
- World Engagement WEInstitute[http://www.weinstitute.org/academics.html WEINSTITUTE Members]
- Association of Somali Universities
Partnerships
- Open University Malaysia (OUM), Malaysia
- Shinawatra University, Thailand {{cite web |url=http://amd.siu.ac.th/index.php/partnership |title=Partnership - SIU ADMISSIONS |website=amd.siu.ac.th |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717091607/http://amd.siu.ac.th/index.php/partnership |archive-date=2015-07-17}}
- Multimedia University, Malaysia
- International Islamic University, Malaysia
- Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan
- Makerere University Business School (MUBS), Uganda
- Daffodil International University, Bangladesh{{cite web |url=http://daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/international-affairs/international-linkage.html |title=International Linkage |publisher=Daffodil International University |access-date=2014-12-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129114524/http://daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/international-affairs/international-linkage.html |archive-date=2014-11-29 }}
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
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{{Universities in Somalia}}
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Category:Universities in Somalia
Category:1999 establishments in Somalia