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Colleges In the academic year 2004/5, the university is offering two degree courses and a non-degree program in five colleges, i.e.
Livestock is the backbone of the nation’s economy. About 50-60% of the population are classified as pastoralists, and another 20% as agro-pastoralists. The 1997 official government statistics estimates total livestock population in the country at around 23.5 million heads. Yet there are only about three dozen qualified veterinarians in the whole country, which means a doctor/stock ratio of about 1: 653,000, and there are no training institutions (apart from a middle level technical institute recently opened in Sheikh), or research facilities to support this vital sector. The aim of this department is to prepare qualified professionals in the field of animal health and husbandry and to carry out much needed research in this very important area. 2. College of Education Education is the key to any nation’s future. No development can take place without an educated, and skilled workforce. According to the Ministry of Education statistics (see appendix 1) a total of 106,480 students are enrolled in both public and private schools in the current Scholastic Year 2003/4. The number of teachers serving is 2,590, out of which only 241 have university degrees. This means a teacher/student ratio of 1:41, and a graduate teacher/student ratio of only1:442. Both ratios are extremely low and unacceptable. Even if we want to achieve a very modest target of graduate teacher/student ratio of 1:100 (i.e one graduate teacher for every three classes), we would need to train 824 teachers just to meet our immediate need. The reason why there is such a small number of graduate teachers is that the only college, Lafoole (Somali National University) which trained teachers has been closed for the past 13 years due to the civil war. The aim of the department of education is to fill this gap and produce the qualified teachers we need for today and tomorrow. 3. College of Business and Finance The private business sector is the mainstay of the economy. It has become all the more important in the past fourteen years. It is now the sole or the main provider of vital services such as communication, air transport, electricity, and banking which were dominated by public sector monopolies before. But in spite of its phenomenal success, it faces many challenges including a chronic shortage of skilled people. The Department is set up to assist the sector overcome these difficulties. It aims to: 1. Prepare a new corps of professionals in business
and finance 4. College of Islamic Studies Islam plays an important role in the Somali society. It is part of its heritage and culture. It provides the basis for social ethos, the code for personal conduct, the tenets of family relations, and the foundation for the nations constitution. Yet the majority of the population have a narrow or superficial understanding of Islam. This often leads to misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the principles and teachings of Islam, and sometimes to the embracement of extreme and mystical views. There are no proper institutions of higher education for training and accreditation for pre-primary Quranic school teachers, nor for Islamic teachers in primary and secondary schools, nor for the imams who provide spiritual guidance to congregations in Mosques, nor for the judges who sit on Islamic Courts, which is part of the judicial system. The aim of the Islamic college is to: • Further and deepen the knowledge
of Islam (Quran, Hadith, law, ethics, thought, history, geography,
economics, etc,) with a broad perspective 5. College of Continuing Education and Community Development The university aims to benefit not only young secondary school graduates who want to pursue professional careers, but also the community at large through the provision of flexible training and technical support to. a) Private sector entrepreneurs
and employees Centre for Somali
Studies
The Somali people have a long history that goes
back to the era of the Egyptian Pharaohs, a rich language
and a sophisticated culture. Interest in the study of the
Somali language, culture, history and politics, though in
adequate, has not been lacking altogether. But these studies
have been mainly centred in academic institutions outside
the country. What has been lacking, until now, are local institutions
dedicated to preserving, developing, studying, understanding
and interpreting Somali culture and history from a local perspective.
The purpose of the centre is to fill this gap. Its aim is
to: These will be achieved by: • Undertaking research The Institute of Rural Development and
Environmental Studies The significance of this centre emerges from
the fact that approximately two third of the population live
in a rural or semi-rural setting. Their livelihood is under
threat due to environmental degradation and climate changes.
Large tracks of grazing land and forests have been already
lost due to: In spite of the importance of the sector and
the deteriorating situation, there are no institutions dedicated
to monitoring, studying or improving rural environment and
economy. The Institute aims to: |
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