Somali International University
Somali International University (SIU) Somali International University is one of the higher education institutions in the country. Since the collapse of the state, many privately owned higher education institutions stepped up their efforts to establish faculties and specializations that were not previously available.
Somali International University is a private, non-profit educational institution providing innovative undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 2012.
The university gained accreditation from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education of Somalia
in November 2012, and began instruction with 847 students on 4 February 2013. Upon establishment, SIU started with 5 faculties; Business and Economics, Arts and Social Sciences, Engineering and Computer Technology, Sharia and Law, and Health Sciences. Throughout the years, SIU established other pioneering faculties which were in great need.The Faculty of Agriculture was established in 2015 to capitalize the nation’s demand for homegrown agricultural products.SUI has then established the Faculty of Education in 2017 to match the need for a demanding quality and top education practitioners and teachers. In 2019, the Department of General Medicine was separated from the Faculty of Health Sciences and was established as a new and separate faculty bringing the total faculties of the university to 8.
SIU is committed to creating a learning environment based on a liberal arts core curriculum that foster ethical and critical thinking skills by teaching students to explore the connections between fields of knowledge. SIU’s education teaches students to be problem solvers.
The university’s lecturers are drawn from throughout the world, attracted by SIU’s vision and mission of preparing a wide range of professional; and longstanding commitment to lifelong learning..
Overview
The university has six faculties. Each faculty has several departments. SIU offers over 30 degree programs at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The postgraduate programs are in collaboration with Kenyatta University.
Faculties
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Departments
- General Medicine and Surgery
- General nursing
- Nursing and midwifery
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Public Health
Faculty of Business and Economics
Departments
- Business Administration
- Accounting & Finance
- Accounting
- Banking and Finance
- Business Information Systems
- Economics
- Economics and Statistics
- Economics
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Technology
- Computer Science
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Departments
- Politics and International Relations
- Public Administration and Leadership
- Politics and Government Studies 3
- Criminology and Media Studies
- Journalism and Media Studies
Faculty of Sharia and Law
Departments
- Sharia
- Sharia and Law
- Secular Law
SIU Academic System
Somali International University academic year is divided into two semesters and a summer session. A semester lasts approximately 16 weeks.
Partnerships
SIU has a very active International Office that has seen the University through its many partnerships with leading universities within East Africa. Today, over 50 of SIU medical students spend up to one year in Uganda and Kenya for their final year of medical school. The International Office is headed by Dr. Okello Andrew, a Ugandan medical doctor who was also among the first foreign medical practitioners to serve in the country. Besides the International Office, Dr. Okello is a routine medical doctor in the University's teaching hospitals. The notable universities in East Africa are;
Notable alumni
- Hindia Haji Mohamed, broadcast radio and TV journalist and producer