History

University of Somalia (UNISO), which was established in 2005 by independent scholars, is a private higher education institution which is categorically non-political, non-partisan and non-sectarian.  The establishment of the University of Somalia came at a time when the chances of post-secondary education available for Somali children who had completed their secondary education was scanty due to the protracted unrest and statelessness that have prevailed in Somalia for over two decades.  The motives that impelled the founders of the University of Somalia were nothing more than establishing a credible, responsive and sustainable higher education institution capable of contributing to the resilience and the societal development of Somali people through quality higher education in which career gaps among the young Somali generation is focused.   UNISO aims at providing tertiary education study programs that are highly relevant to the market and social demands in its quest for better standards of living, justice, equity and good governance in Somalia.