Benadir University
Benadir University (BU) (Somali: Jaamacadda Banadir, Arabic: جامعـــة بنـــادر), also known as the University of Benadir, is a private university located in Mogadishu, Somalia.
جامعـــة بنـــادر | |
Motto | CULTIVATING HUMAN TALENTS |
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Type | Private |
Established | 2002 |
Rector | Dr. Mohamed Mohamud Hassan Biday |
Students | 1200 (2012) |
Location | , , |
Campus | Km 13 |
Nickname | BU |
Website | Official website |
History
Benadir University was founded in October 2002 as a medical school to help train local doctors in Somalia.
On December 28, 2019, a bomb attack destroyed a minibus carrying Benadir University students, killing at least 76 people including 20 Benadir University students.[1]
Faculties
As of 2015, the university has eleven faculties:
- Faculty of Medicine & Surgery
- Faculty of Computer Science & IT
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering & Technology
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Sharia & Law
- Faculty of Veterinary Science
- Faculty of Health Science
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Economic and Management
- Faculty of Geoscience
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See also
- 2009 Shamo Hotel bombing
References
- "At least 76 dead, 70 injured in Mogadishu checkpoint blast". Citizentv.co.ke. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
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