Puntland State University is a university in

Garowe Garowe ( so, Garoowe, ar, غَاْرَّوْؤَيَ,

, the administrative capital of the northeastern

Puntland Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya, ar, ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a F ...

region of Somalia.

History

The school traces its roots back to the Garowe School of Management, a women's school in Garowe offering courses in

accounting Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "language ...

, computer skills, business English and business management. After a year of operation, which saw the graduation of 60 women, the school was expanded to a two-year structure and renamed to Puntland Community College. In 2004, in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program and USIU Nairobi, PCC was expanded to include four-year programs. It was also renamed Puntland State University (PSU).

Degrees

Degrees offered at PSU include: *Bachelor of Science in

Business Administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

(BBA): two- and four-year programs *Bachelor of Science ** Information technology ** Public administration ** Journalism ** English language **Sharia and Law ** The school is participating in the Puntland Resource and Service Center, which began construction in January 2007 in Garowe.

Faculties

*Faculty of Business and Economics *Faculty of Social Science *Faculty of Computer Science *Faculty of Health Sciences *Faculty of Shari'a and Law

Partnership

Puntland State University has entered into a sister institution relationship with the

Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis Community and Technical College (Minneapolis College) is a public community college in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It has one of the most diverse student populations in the state and enrolls nearly 11,100 credit students annually. Minneap ...

(MCTC) based in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States.Puntland State University - MCTC Partnership
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References

External links

Puntland State UniversityEast Somalia University
Universities in Somalia Garowe 2004 establishments in Somalia Educational institutions established in 2004 {{Somalia-university-stub