# Gollis University, Hargeisa

> Gollis University in Hargeisa: founding in 2004, its campuses, faculties, master's degrees, fees and research institute.

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## In short

Gollis University (GU) is a privately owned, non-profit university in Hargeisa, [Somaliland](/en/states/somaliland-1991-to-2026/) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gollis_University)). It takes its name from the Golis Mountains, near which it stands (same source).

## How it started

Dr Saeed Ahmed Hassan founded Gollis in 2004 as a non-profit institution ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gollis_University)). It opened to students in 2005 and was upgraded to a university within 10 months (same source).

The first intake was 40 criminal justice students and 40 civil engineering students. By the end of 2007 it had 706 students (same source).

## Graduations

At its 17th graduation, at the Hargeisa campus in October 2018, 784 students graduated, with President [Musa Bihi Abdi](/en/people/muse-bihi-abdi/) as chief guest ([Somaliland Standard, 4 October 2018](https://somalilandstandard.com/somaliland-president-attends-golis-university-graduation-ceremony)). The chancellor spoke about how the university had grown and said many past graduates were using their education (same source).

Wikipedia names Saeed [Mohamed Ahmed](/en/people/skinz/) as president and Dr Saeed A. H. Ibrahim as chairman ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gollis_University)).

## Campuses

The university lists these campuses ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gollis_University)):

- Hargeisa (main campus)
- Berbera
- [Burco](/en/regions/togdheer/) (Burao)
- [Ceerigaabo](/en/regions/sanaag/) (Erigavo)
- Laascaanood (Las Anod)
- Buuhoodle
- Garoowe, in [Puntland](/en/states/puntland/)

## What it teaches

**Bachelor's degrees** come from these faculties ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gollis_University)):

- Engineering: civil, telecommunication, electrical, computer and industrial engineering
- Information and Communication Technology
- Management and Economics: business management, accounting and finance, economics, business IT
- Geology and Water Resources
- Agriculture, and Veterinary Medicine
- Medicine and Allied Health Sciences: medicine, public health, nutrition, clinical laboratory, anaesthesia, clinical officers
- Social and Behavioural Science: development studies, social science, political science and international relations
- Law; Islamic Studies and Sharia; Education; Applied Statistics

**Master's degrees:** Business Administration (MBA), Management, and Public Health (same source).

## Money and research

Student fees, about $500 per student per semester, are the university's main income ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gollis_University)).

The Gollis University Research Institute (GURI) runs research across faculties and works with other universities, NGOs and international bodies (same source).

## Read more

- [Somali universities one by one](/en/institutions/main-universities/)
- [Universities in Somalia](/en/society/universities-in-somalia/)
- [Woqooyi Galbeed and Hargeysa](/en/regions/woqooyi-galbeed/)

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