30 June 2022
Police, Military Central in State Assaults on Students
Of 28 profiled countries in Education Under Attack 2022, half are in Africa. The highest number of incidents on the continent were recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mali. The study reports more than 5,000 attacks on education facilities, students and educators, or military incidents, globally in the past two years. Read more
Terror Groups Often Behind Attacks on Education Sector
Most governments in Africa have been unable to shield schools, universities, students, teachers and academics within their borders from attacks by terrorist organisations and other non-state armed groups, according to findings from the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA). Read more
31 May 2022
Report Shows How Conflict Stymies Research and Innovation
Among other responsibilities, higher education institutions are mandated to teach and to conduct research to generate evidence-based solutions to societal challenges. But conducting research can be daunting for academics in higher education institutions in conflict-ridden areas in Africa. Read more
31 March 2022
Continent-Relevant Solutions Needed to Improve Use of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been identified globally as one of the biggest phenomena of the 21st century and a powerful tool in combating some of the debilitating effects of climate variability and change. Read more
Universities Reach Out to African Students Who Escaped Ukraine
Egyptian students who were studying at Ukrainian universities and have managed to escape the war-torn country will be able to resume their studies in their homeland if they meet the entry requirements of private and national universities. Read more
Youths from Africa and the Arab World Commit to Advancing Cooperation in agriculture…
The Afro-Arab Youth Council (AAYC) in partnership with the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) organized a youth dialogue under the theme, “Enhancing food security through innovations and planetary health: the role of youth.” Read more
28 February 2022
Fleeing from War-Torn Somalia
As part of Husson’s annual celebration of Black History Month, the University will be hosting a presentation by Yarmouth resident Abdi Nor Iftin in Peabody Hall’s Kominsky Auditorium… Read more
Somali Graduates of Turkish Scholarship Program Give Back to Their Country
Since Turkiye and Somalia established their special relationship in 2011, thousands of Somalis have benefited from Turkiye’s scholarship program, realizing their dream of obtaining a degree. Read more
Somalia makes history by hosting its first ever health research conference in Garowe
The COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated the importance of health research in finding solutions to health challenges. To address the most urgent health priorities using evidence-based solutions… Read more
31 January 2022
A Ranking System for Arab Universities to be Developed
The use of blockchain technology to combat counterfeit higher education qualifications, quality assurance guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence in learning, teaching and research and an Arab-specific university ranking system are part of wide-ranging initiatives… Read more
30 November 2021
Ministry of Education and Federal Member States’ Ministries of Education Provide Grants …
The Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education of Somalia (MOECHE), in collaboration with the Federal Member States’ Ministries of Education, is providing grants to 616 primary schools to support the enrolment of 25,000 out-of-school children. Read more
Women Face Many Recruitment and Retention Hindrances
Somalia’s universities are developing innovative ways to attract and retain women in their higher education sector either as students, administrators or as part of the teaching staff. Read more
30 September 2021
Consultancy Services in Curriculum and Syllabus Development for IWRM Academic Education in Somalia
Each year the country spends large sums on sending students abroad for higher studies, or witnesses how short-term seminars and workshops are being organized to address long-term learning needs. Read more
International Students Accuse Universities of Indifference
International students travelling to start or resume their studies in Northern Cyprus have been facing a host of challenges while trying to gain entry into the occupied country following new central quarantine measures put in place to manage COVID-19. Read more
31 August 2021
Introduction to Research Writing and Analysis Training Course…
The Somalia Gender Hub will be organising an 8-week Introductory Research Writing for 20 Somali women in higher education, research and academia. Read more
31 May 2021
RUFORUM Hosts African Government Technical Experts
The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) hosted a virtual dialogue for Africa Government Technical Experts towards the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 under the theme “Transforming food systems is crucial for delivering all the Sustainable Development Goals”. Read more
Somalia Celebrates International Museum Day 2021
Following the historic re-opening of the National Museum of Somalia in 2020, UNESCO partnered with the Somali Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education in collaboration with the African Union Commission and the International Council of Museums to organize a national celebration of International Museum Day in Somalia… Read more
30 April 2021
Somalia’s COVID-19 Response: A Shift to Online Learning in Somali Higher Education
Like the rest of Somalia’s higher education institutions, the university – with more than four thousand students and one hundred and seventy (170) people on the teaching faculties – is now off-limits in the wake of government directives on the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more
31 January 2021
Nationwide Quality Assessment a Victory for Students
Somalian education officials are moving ahead with a comprehensive assessment of the country’s universities and colleges to ensure the quality of higher education does not fall below acceptable standards. Read more
TİKA Supports Higher Education in Somalia
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided educational materials to the East Africa University, which carries out its educational activities under difficult conditions in the city of Buuhoodle in Somalia. Read more
30 September 2020
Growing Concern Over Higher Education-Industry Disconnect
Consensus is growing about the need for Somalia’s tertiary education sector to be better aligned with the country’s developing labour market demands as its economy emerges from years of conflict. Read more
Somalia Offers Cheapest Internet in Region, Kenya Lags on Low Investment
Somalia has the most affordable mobile internet in Africa and seventh worldwide this year, beating its eastern Africa neighbours including Kenya a new study has revealed. Read more
30 August 2020
Tackling the Spinoffs of Online Learning – Inequality, Cheating
The halting of physical access to universities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is widening socio-economic inequalities in Somalia, a country slowly emerging from a long civil war, a new study argues. Read more
31 July 2020
Keeping Students Connected in Somalia
To help contain the pandemic, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education (MOECHE) decided to suspend all classes, as overcrowded classrooms present an obvious health risk, at least until the situation improves. Read more
30 June 2020
New Approach to Somalian University Sports Activities
The Somalia University Sports Federation is the body mandated to run university sports in the country and it is the only organisation in the country that connects students at both, academic and athletic level. Read more
30 April 2020
Somalia’s COVID-19 Response: A Shift to Online Learning in Somali Higher Education
Like the rest of Somalia’s higher education institutions, the university – with more than four thousand students and one hundred and seventy (170) people on the teaching faculties – is now off-limits in the wake of government directives on the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more
Still in Recovery Mode, Universities Rise to New Challenges
Somalia’s universities, slowly recovering from decades of civil war, are now having to resort to online teaching to ensure the continuation of teaching and learning in an age of COVID-19. Read more
31 March 2020
The Federal Republic of Somalia Has Appreciated Ethiopia’s Support in its Capacity-Building Programs
His Excellency Mr. Abdullahi Godah Barre, Minister of Education, Culture and Higher Education of the Federal Republic of Somalia have acknowledged the contribution of the Government of Ethiopia on the Higher Education Sector. Read more
31 January 2020
Mogadishu Bombing Took the Lives of the ‘Best and the Brightest’
In the Dec. 28 attack, 16 of the dead and 18 others who were critically injured were students at Benadir University — most of them young women studying sciences in a country where precious few women have access to higher education.
31 December 2019
Unisa Extends African Footprint with Book Donation to the Somali National University
The University of South Africa (Unisa) donated more than 30 000 books to the Somali National Library and the Somali National University (SNU). Read more
30 November 2019
Curriculum Review & Road Manual Development Somalia/Somaliland
The TVET and Higher Education for Boosting Road Infrastructure Development and Growth of Energy Services (THE BRIDGES) project aims to support the Government of Somalia/Somaliland plans to enhance inclusive economic growth and reduce poverty. Read more
31 July 2019
Somalia Launches Program to Boost Education Opportunities in Somalia
Somalia and two international agencies on Thursday launched a program to boost education opportunities for children and youth impacted by ongoing crises in Somalia. Read more
30 June 2019
First Graduation in 30 Years Signals Peace and Progress
The Somali National University (SNU) this week held its first graduation and convocation ceremony since the breakout 30 years ago of the civil war that wracked Somalia. Read more
Higher Education Blueprint – A Race Against Time
The implementation of Somalia’s much-vaunted Education Sector Strategic Plan 2018-2020 (ESSP) is in danger of being derailed cause of a failure to engage education actors, weak leadership and a general lack of commitment, Somali higher education experts warn. Read more
31 March 2019
Car Bomb Kills University Lecturer, Injures 3 Mogadishu
A car bomb has killed a university lecturer and critically injured three others in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday morning. Read more
28 February 2019
Somalia’s Minister of Education, Culture and Higher Education and Delegation Visit VUT
In his welcoming speech, Professor Gordon Zide, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the VUT, reiterated the theme, “The audacity and tenacity of the unshakeable hope”. He had used this theme for his 2019 academic opening address, which he delivered on Friday, 8 February. He informed the meeting of the need to find ways of developing the African continent together as institutions of higher learning. To this end, the VUT has taken the lead in community engagement. Read more
31 January 2019
Using Digital Libraries to Overcome Information Famine
With the demise of the central government of Somalia in 1990, its education provision collapsed and its national and only university closed. Read more
30 November 2018
Global Partnership for Education Launches US$17.9 Million Grant for the Federal Government of Somalia
The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) is pleased to announce a US$17.9 million grant for the Federal Government of Somalia. The grant will be implemented by the Federal Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education to address crucial education needs and priorities identified in the Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP) 2018-2020. Read more
31 October 2018
Higher Education Sub-Sector in Somalia Cries out for Reforms
A university should be an idyllic space where top-level academic brains leverage on cutting-edge research technology to advanced knowledge for a better universe. A good university should be the cauldron in which hitherto unknown ideas are boiled through scientific inquiry to provide solutions to seemingly intractable problems that humanity has grappled with for ages. Read more
15 March 2017
Call To Ensure More Women Access Higher Education
The president of the Somali National Commission for UNESCO and former Somalia education minister has called on her country’s fledgling national government and growing tertiary education sector to redouble its efforts to boost the presence of women in Somali higher education. Read more
30 September 2016
Proliferation of Universities Brings Mixed Fortunes
As guns continue to fall silent in Somalia’s waning civil conflict, exponential growth has been witnessed in the higher education sector. But there are mixed reviews of the quality of education offered by the country’s new independent universities. Read more
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