By Abdullahi Salad - Reporter
MOGADISHU, 15 October 2026 SIMAD University on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a new Science and Technology Campus that will accommodate up to 15,000 students.
Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre laid the foundation stone for the campus, which is being built on an 84,000 m² site in Deynile District.
SIMAD is carrying out the project in partnership with Direct Aid of Kuwait. Construction is being carried out by Mogadishu Star and is expected to take a maximum of four years.
"It will accommodate up to 15,000 students. It will be a centre for the study of science and technology, equipped with all the modern tools and facilities designed for it," said the SIMAD University Rector,Dr. Abdikarim Mohaidin Ahmed.
To serve the student body, the Education and Administration Block alone, covering 38,000 m², will house 91 classrooms, 30 lecture halls, 36 laboratories and 3 libraries, along with faculty offices, student service centres and collaborative learning spaces.
The campus will also include a 1,600-seat auditorium, a mosque for 1,500 worshippers, a main cafeteria, sports courts, a residence with 96 units and a commercial centre with 64 shops.
Prime Minister Hamza described the project as one of the most valuable in the country.
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"I am pleased that today we are laying the foundation stone of this great and valuable project, one of the best projects undertaken in the country, which reflects the progress SIMAD University has made," he said.
He said education is the easiest path to achieving the National Transformation Plan.
"Universities and educational institutions are the only place where we can truly transform ourselves," he said.He thanked the people and government of Kuwait, praising the historic relationship between the two countries.
Dr. Suleiman Abdulrahman Al-Muhailan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Direct Aid, said they are proud of their partnership with SIMAD.
"We are seeing a dream, and tomorrow it will be a fact," he said, adding that the campus will be a light not only for Somalis, but for Africa and the Arab world.
The ceremony was attended by Minister of Education, Culture and Higher Education Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir; Deynile District Commissioner Omar Mohamud Mahadale; a delegation from Direct Aid; government officials; and SIMAD's leadership, faculty and students.