The opening ceremony of the training workshop for the Somali National University teachers was

held on Saturday, 3/8/2024. All faculty members at the university will benefit from this training, but the training has been started with faculty members in the faculties of Science, Veterinary and Agriculture. The number of trainees participating in the training from the three faculties mentioned above is approximately 104 trainees.

The training has been provided by qualified trainers, namely:

• • • Dr. Abdiwali Mohamed Yusuf
    • Dr. Mohamed Abdulahi Guure
    • Dr. Ahmed Abdi Aden
    • Dr. Abdishakur Fiqi
    • Mr. Abdirisaq Mukhtar Yousuf
    • Mrs. Raqiya Ahmed

At the opening ceremony of the course – in the presence of the Vice rector of the University for Administrative and Financial Affairs, Dr. Abdullahi Sheikh Rashid and Professor Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Abdi, Dean of the faculty of Education, several speeches were given.

In this context, the Vice rector of the University for Administrative and Financial Affairs, Dr. Abdullahi Sheikh Rashid, said after welcoming the guests: The Somali National University is proud to launch courses in teaching methods for university teachers to develop their skills and enhance their capabilities in terms of quantity and quality.

In his speech, the Dean of the faculty of Education pointed out the importance of continuous learning, stressing that obtaining a scientific degree is not the end of the learning process, and that such courses are an important opportunity to develop cognitive and scientific capabilities, and to enhance the educational process in educational centers and educate students with modern sciences and innovations.

 

Members of the administration and lecturers of the Faculty of Education at the Somali National University held a meeting on 12.09.2024 at the Shabelle Campus. The meeting, which aims to prepare for the new academic year 2024/2025, was chaired by the Dean of the Faculty of Education, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Abdi, while the heads of the departments and lecturers at the faculty played a prominent role in the progress and success of the meeting.

The focus was on to discuss the completion of all preparations for the new academic year, through periodic follow-up as well as continuous follow-up within the various departments, and developing a plan to receive new and old students at the faculty of Education. At the beginning, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Abdi stressed the importance of following up on work and completing all arrangements and preparations before the start of the new academic year and the necessity of providing an appropriate educational environment for students to achieve maximum benefit in serving the educational process. A number of department heads also pointed out the importance of the teacher being prepared at the beginning of the academic year  to provide the various needs of students and ensuring attendance at the specified time and being a role model for their students.