Universities and colleges
Universities in Laascaanood (Las Anod): Nugaal, Ilays and others
Laascaanood, the main town of Sool, has had a university since 2004, when Nugaal University opened to serve Sool, Cayn and Sanaag. Ilays National University followed in 2012, growing out of the Ilays Educational Academy. Gollis University and East Africa University also list campuses in the area.
In short
Laascaanood (Las Anod) is the main town of Sool region. Two universities were founded there: Nugaal University in 2004 and Ilays National University in 2012 (Wikipedia, Nugaal University; Wikipedia, Ilays National University). Wikipedia places Nugaal University in the North Eastern State of Somalia (same source).
Nugaal University (2004)
Nugaal University was set up in 2004 to give higher education to people in Sool, Cayn and Sanaag (Wikipedia). Some of its teachers come from outside the country (same source). It is a member of the Association of Arab Universities and is funded by the Sool community (same source). Its website is nugaaluniversity.edu.so (same source).
Ilays National University (2012)
Prof. Abdisalam Tungub founded Ilays National University (INU) (Wikipedia). He first set up the Ilays Educational Academy, and INU was formed in 2012 to give higher education to the academy's graduates and to people in Sool, Sanaag and Cayn (same source). It has foreign and Somali lecturers (same source).
Wikipedia cites Somali news reports from 11 September 2015 on the opening of the Ilays university in Laascaanood, in Horufadhi Media and Hiiraan Online (same source).
Branch campuses
- Gollis University, based in Hargeisa, lists a Laascaanood campus (Wikipedia, Gollis). See Gollis University.
- East Africa University, based in Bosaso, lists campuses in nearby Buuhoodle and Ceerigaabo (EAU). See East Africa University.
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Sources
- Wikipedia, Nugaal University · en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, Ilays National University · en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, Gollis · en.wikipedia.org
- EAU · eau.edu.so
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