Somali International University (SIU) is a private non-profit community owned university located in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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
Civil Engineering
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; Gulu University (Uganda) Kenyatta University (Kenya) Makerere University (Uganda) Mbarara University of Science and Technology (Uganda) University of Nairobi (Kenya)
Notable alumni
Hindia Haji Mohamed, broadcast radio and TV journalist and producer
External links
Somali International University
http://somaliinternationaluniversity.com/news-notices-and-events/27-siu-medical-students-semester-10-return-from-uganda/