# Zamzam University of Science and Technology (ZUST), Mogadishu

> Zamzam University (ZUST) in Mogadishu: from a 2012 farm training school to a university with six faculties, campuses in Baidoa and Jowhar, and research centres.

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## In short

Zamzam University of Science and Technology (ZUST) is a Somali university founded in 2013 ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamzam_University_of_Science_and_Technology)). Its main campus is in Mogadishu, and it has campuses in Baidoa and Jowhar (same source).

## From farm school to university

In 2012 the Zamzam Foundation started an agricultural training school ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamzam_University_of_Science_and_Technology)). Its stated purpose was "rebuilding food production system of the country and accelerate its yield, while promoting income generation for low-income families" (same source). The school ran 22 training programmes (same source).

## Timeline

From Wikipedia's account ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamzam_University_of_Science_and_Technology)):

- **2013:** the training school became ZUST and offered its first graduate-level courses.
- **2014:** the faculty of agriculture opened.
- **2015:** the faculty of medicine opened.
- **4 September 2016:** the permanent campus at KM11, Weydow, Mogadishu, began work.
- **Now:** six faculties and a centre for graduate studies.

## Research and business centres

ZUST lists these centres ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamzam_University_of_Science_and_Technology)):

- Research and Innovation Center (RIC)
- Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Studies (SAES)
- Center for Poultry Production
- Zamzam Techno Park
- BINA Business Incubator, Somalia

## Graduations

- **October 2023:** 181 students received certificates from the faculties of health science, medicine and surgery, business and management, agricultural science, engineering, and computer and information science ([ZUST, 31 October 2023](https://zust.edu.so/2023/10/31)).
- **2025:** the 8th graduation, for the class of 2025. Guests included Mohamed Abdi Xayir (Maareeye), federal Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation ([ZUST](https://zust.edu.so/?p=6230)).

## Leaders

Wikipedia names Prof. Dr [Ahmed Mumin Warfa](/en/people/ahmed-mumin-warfa/) among its leaders, and Mohamud Mohamed Harbi as head from 2022 ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamzam_University_of_Science_and_Technology)). The university's 2025 graduation report names Mahmoud Mohamed Hassan as president ([ZUST](https://zust.edu.so/?p=6230)).

## Read more

- [Universities in Somalia](/en/society/universities-in-somalia/)
- [Bay region](/en/regions/bay/)
- [Middle Shabelle region](/en/regions/middle-shabelle/)

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