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of the country.The first courses were those of economics and jurisprudence. From '71 to '73, other degree courses were instituted including agrarian, chemistry, medicine, engineering and geology. In 1986 the Somali
Ministry of Education and Culture made an official request to the University of Padua (which already ran the degree courses in chemistry and geology) to organize a faculty of sciences that included, in addition to the existing ones degree courses, those in mathematics, physics and biology. Only in 1987 did this new faculty start to operate
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On 14 November 2013, the former Prime
Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon "Saacid" and his cabinet approved a federal government plan to reopen the Somali National University. The refurbishing initiative cost US$ 55.2 million. On 16 August 2014, the federal government officially re-opened the Somali National
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The Somali
National University, based in Mogadishu, was born in 1969 as part of a project by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) for technical assistance to Somalia. The aim was to train graduates of Somali nationality, as in every part of the world, for the new leading and technical cadres
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The first campus, Gaheyr, opened in 1971 and was located at KM 6 (on the
Afgooye Road, 6 km from downtown Mogadishu). There were also new expansion buildings across from Gaheyr Campus. The new buildings took some years to complete and were situated on the other side of the Afgoi road, facing
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On 18 September 2014, about 480 pupils took the university's entry exams, which were supervised by the
Chairman of the Somali National University Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Jimale and the Deputy Minister of Culture and Higher Education Mohamed Ahmed Kulan. In October 2014, Speaker of the
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established research centers in a number of cities, with the goal of developing regional economies. These learning centers were earmarked for employees from such ministries as the
Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Livestock and Forestry Management.
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was the Somali
National University's primary language of instruction. The university's main campus was situated in Mogadishu, where residents were already familiar with the Italian language.
252:(SRC), programs and facilities were expanded. The SNU developed over the next twenty years into an institution of higher learning, with 13 departments, 700 staff and over 15,000 students.
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In 1983, nine out of the twelve faculties in the Somali
National University used Italian as the language of instruction, but after 1990 only Somali and English were used.
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The main university grounds were situated about six kilometers from the city center. Here, during the institution's first thirty years, the main campus was known as
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Most of the new buildings had some sort of circular design to them, and the engineer who designed them was unofficially nicknamed "Engineer O" by the students.
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were introduced as additional languages of instruction. All programs at
Lafoole College were taught in English. Across the country, there were programs in
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Technical and
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officially inaugurated the first academic year of the Somali National University.
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College of Education (Teaching College at Lafoole; 20 km west of Mogadishu)
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Department of Medicine (College of Medicine; near Digfeer Hospital)
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The former Somali National University campus grounds (early 1990s)
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Digfeer – Medical school near Digfeer Hospital in Mogadishu
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in the early 1990s, classes at the university were suspended.
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The Somali National University formerly had 14 departments:
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Notable alumni of the Somali National University include:
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The Somali National University was established in 1954 as
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Institute of Development Administration & Management
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry
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812:. World Veterinary Association. Archived from
764:. Raxanreeb. 20 September 2014. Archived from
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415:Department of Chemical/Industrial Engineering
346:and Minister of Culture and Higher Education
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670:Lee Cassanelli and Farah Sheikh Abdikadir.
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742:. Goobjoog News. 16 August 2014
579:, author, founding director of
362:Gaheyr – Mogadishu at KM 6
191:Mogadishu International Airport
159:Jaamacadda Ummadda Soomaaliyeed
28:Jaamacadda Ummadda Soomaaliyeed
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26:الجامعة الوطنية الصومالية
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