SIMAD University explained

SIMAD University
Motto:	The Fountain of Knowledge and Wisdom
Established:	November 6, 1999
Academic Affiliations:	Africa Muslims Agency AAU FUIWI IAU ASU
Undergrad:	3800
Postgrad:	18
Address:	Jidka Warshaddaha
City:	Mogadishu, Benadir
Country:	Somalia
Former Names:	Simad for Somali Institute of Management and Administration Development
Language:	Somali language
Colors:	Green & blue
Other Name:	Abb. SU
Founder:	Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

SIMAD University is a non-profit university based in Mogadishu, Somalia. It offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Ranked as a leading higher education institution in Somalia, SIMAD offers students an ideal environment to pursue their academic studies, priding itself on excellent infrastructure and state of the art technology located on a peaceful and collegial campus.

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

Source:^[2]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: About SIMAD University.
2. http://simad.edu.so/academics/faculties/ Faculties of SIMAD UNIVERSITY
3. http://www.iau-aiu.net/content/institutions IAU Member Institutions
4. http://www.somaliren.org/ SREN Member Institutions
5. http://www.aau.org/content/simad-university AAU Members
6. http://www.arab-acrao.org/univ_somal.htm ARAB-ACRAO Members
7. http://www.weinstitute.org/academics.html WEINSTITUTE Members
8. Web site: Partnership - SIU ADMISSIONS . amd.siu.ac.th . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150717091607/http://amd.siu.ac.th/index.php/partnership . 2015-07-17.
9. Web site: International Linkage . Daffodil International University . 2014-12-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129114524/http://daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/international-affairs/international-linkage.html . 2014-11-29 .