# Kismayo University (Jaamacadda Kismaayo)

> Kismayo University in Kismaayo, Lower Juba: founded 2005, its campus, faculties, governance, memberships and partners.

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Last checked: 2026-11-12
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## In short

Kismayo University is a private university in Kismaayo (Kismayo), Lower [Juba](/en/economy/farming-and-harvests/) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kismayo_University)). It was founded in September 2005 and was the first university in the [Jubaland](/en/states/jubaland/) region (same source). It is registered as a private, non-profit higher education institution with the federal Ministry of Education (same source).

## Why it was founded

Its founders wanted local secondary school graduates to study at home instead of going to Mogadishu, Hargeisa or Kenya ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kismayo_University)). The main campus, just north of Kismaayo next to the old Kismaayo airport, was built in 2009 (same source).

## Graduations

- **6 September 2023:** the 14th graduation, at Dawad Hall in Kismaayo ([Kismayo University](https://ku.edu.so/kismayo-university-14th-convocation-ceremony/)).
- **4 September 2025:** a joint 15th and 16th graduation, also at Dawad Hall. The chairman of the Jubaland parliament, then acting president, attended ([Kismayo University](https://ku.edu.so/category/16th-graduation-ceremony)).
- The Imam al-Shafi'i Institute, part of the Faculty of Sharia and Law, has graduated 145 students ([Kismayo University](https://ku.edu.so/145-graduates-honored-at-imam-shafii-institute-in-kismayo)).

The university's site also lists a branch in [Dhoobley](/en/regions/dhobley/), near the Kenyan border ([Kismayo University](https://ku.edu.so/category/dhoobley-branch)).

## How it is run

The university has five governing bodies ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kismayo_University)):

- Board of Trustees
- University Senate
- Academic Council
- Operations Board
- Development Board

## Faculties and degrees

From the university's own list, as given on Wikipedia ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kismayo_University)):

- **Economics and Management Sciences:** business administration, accounting, public administration
- **Computer Studies:** computer science, information technology
- **Medicine and Health Sciences:** general nursing, medicine and health sciences, public health
- **Sharia and Law:** fiqh, usul al-fiqh, Qur'an and Sunnah, law
- **Education:** Islamic studies and Arabic, social science (history and geography), sciences (biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics)

## Networks and partners

Kismayo University is a member of the Somali Research and Education Network (SomaliREN), the Association of African Universities, the Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN) and the Association of Somali Universities ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kismayo_University)).

It lists partnerships with Kenyatta University in Kenya, and with Makerere University, the Islamic University in Uganda and Kampala University in Uganda (same source).

## Read more

- [Lower Juba and Kismaayo](/en/regions/lower-juba/)
- [Universities in Somalia](/en/society/universities-in-somalia/)

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