Puntland State University

Puntland State University

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Former names	Garowe School of Management
Motto	PSU is an Agent of Change
Type	Public
Established	2004
Vice-Chancellor	Mahamud Hamid Mohamed
Academic staff	Over 60
Students	Over 1000
Location	Garowe , Puntland , Somalia
Campus	Garowe Main Campus, Galkacyo Campus, Bosaso Campus
Website	www.puntlandstateuniversity.com; www.psu.so; www.psusomalia.com

Puntland State University is a university in Garowe, the administrative capital of the northeastern Puntland 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, 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 to Puntland State University (PSU).

Degrees

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A computer classroom in Puntland State University.

Degrees offered at PSU include:

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (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 (MCTC) based in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States.

External links

• Puntland State University
• East Somalia University