SIMAD University

SIMAD University

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Former names	Simad for Somali Institute of Management and Administration Development
Motto	The Fountain of Knowledge and Wisdom
Established	6 November 1999 (1999-11-06)
Founder	Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Academic affiliations	Africa Muslims Agency AAU FUIWI IAU ASU
Undergraduates	3800
Postgraduates	18
Location	Jidka Warshaddaha , Mogadishu, Benadir , Somalia
Language	Somali language
Colors	Green & blue
Website	https://simad.edu.so/

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.

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 2011.¹

The supreme governance bodies of the university are made up of:

• Board of Trustees
• University Senate
• Academic Council
• Operations Board
• Development Committee

The faculties of SIMAD University and the degrees offered are:²

• 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

• International Association of Schools³
• Somali Research and Education Network (SomaliREN)⁴
• Association of African Universities (AAU)⁵
• Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN)
• ARAB-ACRAO⁶
• World Engagement WEInstitute⁷
• Association of Somali Universities

• 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, Bangladesh⁹

SIMAD is registered as a private, non-profit higher education institution under the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Culture (Somalia).

• 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.