SIMAD University

SIMAD University

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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

• Official website