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'''Puntland State University''' (also called daarood university) is a [[university]] in [[Garowe]], the administrative capital of the northeastern [[Puntland]] region of [[Somalia]].
'''Puntland State University'''is a [[university]] in [[Garowe]], the administrative capital of the northeastern [[Puntland]] region of [[Somalia]].


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 18:32, 3 April 2023

Puntland State University
Former names
Garowe School of Management
MottoPSU is an Agent of Change
TypePublic
Established2004
Vice-ChancellorMahamud Hamid Mohamed
Academic staff
Over 60
StudentsOver 1000
Location, ,
CampusGarowe Main Campus,
Galkacyo Campus,
Bosaso Campus
WebsiteOfficial website

Puntland State Universityis 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 Puntland State University (PSU).

Degrees

A computer classroom in Puntland State University.

Degrees offered at PSU include:

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.[2]

References