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.

SIMAD University

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Other name	Abb. SU
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 Warshaddaha , Mogadishu, Benadir , 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 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:^[2]

Founder, first rector of SIMAD University. Current president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

Memberships

• International Association of Schools^[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]
• Association of Somali Universities

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