Maakhir University


Maakhir University is a university in the northern Sanaag region of Somaliland, internationally considered to be an autonomous region of Somalia.

Overview

Situated in Badhan, the college was established in 2009 with the purpose of providing affordable higher education to residents of the province and elsewhere in the nation. According to the institution's website, Maakhir University offers undergraduate degrees with the ultimate goal of contributing to the development of Somali society.
The Sanaag/Maakhir diaspora community has been the university's main sponsor since the outbreak of Somalia's civil war in the early 1990s. Members purchased equipment from abroad, which they then sent to the institution. The latter contributions include vehicles and office equipment. Expatriates from the region have also contributed to the construction of a new university campus, a project that has been in the works for the last couple of years.
Additionally, through its representative to Kuwait, Faisal Hawar, the Puntland government signed an agreement in Dubai with a Kuwaiti company for the development of facilities at Maakhir University as well as the Garowe International Airport. The deal was valued at $10 million USD and was financed by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development.

Faculties and centres

Maakhir University has five faculties:
  1. Faculty of Education
  2. Faculty of Social Science
  3. Faculty of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship
  4. Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology
  5. Faculty of Environmental and Natural Resources