University of Gedo ( so, Jaamacada Gedo ar, جامعة جدو) is a

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in the city of

Bardera Bardera ( ar, بارديرا, so, Bardhere) is a city in Jubaland State of Somalia. It is the second largest and most populous city in Jubaland with Kismayo being the largest and most densely populated city in the region. Bardera sits on the Jub ...

situated in the

Gedo Gedo ( so, Gedo, Maay Maay, Maay: ''Gethy'', ar, جيذو, it, Ghedo or ''Ghedu'') is an administrative region (''States and regions of Somalia, gobol'') in Jubaland, southern Somalia. Its regional capital is Garbahaarreey. It was created in ...

region of

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

. In the past, the higher education system in

was mostly concentrated in the area near

Mogadishu Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders across the Indian Oc ...

, the nation's capital. Since the outbreak of civil war in 1991, there have been local efforts to re-establish educational institutions across the country.

History and funding

The University of Gedo's first campus was opened on August 29, 2008 in

.University of Gedo website
/ref> The Somali Development Foundation (SDF), headed by Professor Warsame Ali, was the force behind its establishment. Thanks to long-running efforts by Professor Warsame and his team who have organized fund-raising drives in more than 50 cities in five continents, the

region is among a half dozen regions in

which have established post-secondary learning spaces for their citizens.

Campuses

The founders envision at least two campuses for the University of Gedo, which will be located in

and

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. Another campus will possibly be located in

Garbahaarreey }, Maay: ''Garbiharey'', ) is the capital of Gedo, an administrative region in southern Somalia. It is the third largest and most populous city in Gedo region after Bardera and Luuq. History During the Middle Ages, Garbahare and its surroundin ...

, the capital of the

region.

Curriculum

Academic policy is drafted locally. In the meantime, the educational curriculum system will be linked to

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in the near future. The University of Gedo and other institutions of higher learning such as Kismayo University and

Bardera Polytechnic Bardera Polytechnic ( so, Kuliyada Farsamada Baardheere, ar, كلية لعلوم التطبيقية بارطيرآ) is a non-profit tertiary polytechnic education centre located in Bardera, Somalia. The college's full name is Bardera Polytechnic ...

are working closely with regional educational funding institutions, educators, parent groups, as well as independent schools with the aim of developing a united and standardized curriculum for primary through secondary schools in the larger Jubba region.

Faculties and programs

First phase programs are:

Diplomas

* Business Administration * Nursing * Islamic Studies

Non-credit

* Mathematics * Languages-Somali, Arabic and English * Computer studies

Staff

* Prof Ali Malaq Ahmed, Chancellor * Bashir Omar Isse, Vice-Chancellor Academics * Mohamud Hassan Elmi, Vice-Chancellor Admin and Finance * Omar Mohamed Abdi * Omar Sanweyne, Dean of Registrar, Examination and Student Affairs * Arab Sheikh Don, Dean of Faculty of Science

References

External links

University of Gedo website

Somali Development Foundation
(SDF)

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