SIMAD University

{{Short description|University in Mogadishu, Somalia}} {{Infobox university | name = SIMAD University | image = Simad.png | image_size = 150 | caption = Logo | motto = ''The Fountain of Knowledge and Wisdom'' | established = {{Start date and age|1999|11|06|df=y|br=y}} | closed =  | | academic_affiliations = Africa Muslims Agency<br />AAU<br />FUIWI<br />IAU<br />ASU

| undergrad = 3800 | postgrad = 18 | address = Jidka Warshaddaha | city = Mogadishu, Benadir | country = Somalia | campus = | former_names = '''Simad''' ''for'' Somali Institute of Management and Administration Development | language = Somali language | colors = {{color box|#008000}} {{color box|#87CEFA}} Green & blue | website = https://simad.edu.so/ | logo = | founder = Hassan Sheikh Mohamud }}

'''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.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}}

==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://simad.edu.so/about-simad/ |title=About SIMAD University}}</ref>

==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:<ref>[http://simad.edu.so/academics/faculties/ Faculties of SIMAD UNIVERSITY]</ref> *'''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

[[File:2013 11 28 SIMAD UNIVERSITY Gr 002 (11102111463).jpg|thumb|Founder, first rector of SIMAD University. Current president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. ]]

==Memberships== *International Association of Schools<ref>[http://www.iau-aiu.net/content/institutions IAU Member Institutions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501224946/http://www.iau-aiu.net/content/institutions |date=2013-05-01 }}</ref> *Somali Research and Education Network (SomaliREN)<ref>[http://www.somaliren.org/ SREN Member Institutions]</ref> *Association of African Universities (AAU)<ref>[http://www.aau.org/content/simad-university AAU Members]</ref> *Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN) *ARAB-ACRAO<ref>[http://www.arab-acrao.org/univ_somal.htm ARAB-ACRAO Members]</ref> *World Engagement WEInstitute<ref>[http://www.weinstitute.org/academics.html WEINSTITUTE Members]</ref> *Association of Somali Universities

==Partnerships== *Open University Malaysia (OUM), Malaysia *Shinawatra University, Thailand <ref>{{cite web |url=http://amd.siu.ac.th/index.php/partnership |title=Partnership - SIU ADMISSIONS |website=amd.siu.ac.th |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717091607/http://amd.siu.ac.th/index.php/partnership |archive-date=2015-07-17}} </ref> *Multimedia University, Malaysia *International Islamic University, Malaysia *Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan *Makerere University Business School (MUBS), Uganda *Daffodil International University, Bangladesh<ref>{{cite web |url=http://daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/international-affairs/international-linkage.html |title=International Linkage |publisher=Daffodil International University |access-date=2014-12-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129114524/http://daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/international-affairs/international-linkage.html |archive-date=2014-11-29 }}</ref>

==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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Category:SIMAD University Category:1999 establishments in Somalia Category:Universities and colleges established in 1999