SIMAD University
SIMAD University 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:- 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
- Faculty of Education
- *Bachelor of Science Education
- *Bachelor of Science Education Management
- *Bachelor of Science Education
- *Bachelor of Arts Education
- 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 Schools
- Somali Research and Education Network
- Association of African Universities (AAU)
- Arab States Research and Education Network
- ARAB-ACRAO
- World Engagement WEInstitute
- 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, Former minister of internal affairs and federalism of the Federal Republic of Somalia; former rector of SIMAD University.