Universities and colleges
Kismayo University (Jaamacadda Kismaayo)
Kismayo University is a private, non-profit university in Kismaayo, founded in September 2005 as the first university in the Jubaland region. Its main campus, next to the old Kismaayo airport, was built in 2009. It has faculties of economics and management, computing, medicine and health, Sharia and law, and education.
In short
Kismayo University is a private university in Kismaayo (Kismayo), Lower Juba (Wikipedia). It was founded in September 2005 and was the first university in the 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). 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).
- 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).
- The Imam al-Shafi'i Institute, part of the Faculty of Sharia and Law, has graduated 145 students (Kismayo University).
The university's site also lists a branch in Dhoobley, near the Kenyan border (Kismayo University).
How it is run
The university has five governing bodies (Wikipedia):
- 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):
- 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).
It lists partnerships with Kenyatta University in Kenya, and with Makerere University, the Islamic University in Uganda and Kampala University in Uganda (same source).
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Sources
- Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- Kismayo University · ku.edu.so
- Kismayo University · ku.edu.so
- Kismayo University · ku.edu.so
- Kismayo University · ku.edu.so
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