SIMAD University (SU) is a private university in Mogadishu, Somalia. It offers undergraduate courses. It is the first private 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 to a university on 20 January 2011.
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 The faculties of SIMAD University and the degrees offered are:Faculties of SIMAD UNIVERSITY 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
Memberships International Association of SchoolsIAU Member Institutions Somali Research and Education Network (SomaliREN)SREN Member Institutions Association of African Universities (AAU)AAU Members Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN) ARAB-ACRAOARAB-ACRAO Members World Engagement WEInstituteWEINSTITUTE Members Association of Somali Universities
Partnerships Open University Malaysia (OUM), Malaysia Shinawatra University, Thailand Multimedia University, Malaysia International Islamic University, Malaysia Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan Makerere University Business School (MUBS), Uganda Daffodil International University, Bangladesh
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.
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