QU President, Dr. Hassan Al Derham (second left); Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Mogadishu University, Dr. Abdurahman Moallim Abdullahi; and other officials on the occasion of signing the MoU.
Doha: Qatar University (QU) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mogadishu University, a leading higher education institution in Somalia, to establish joint cooperation covering different scientific, administrative, technical and research areas.
QU President, Dr. Hassan Al Derham and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Mogadishu University, Dr. Abdurahman Moallim Abdullahi, were on hand to sign the agreement in the QU campus. The agreement will pave the way for the two parties to collaborate in the area of graduate programmes.
The MoU constitutes a basis for collaboration to exchange experiences and information such as newsletters, journals, studies, statistics and other data. In addition, the two institutions aim to conduct studies, hold conferences, meetings and trainings as well as offer scholarships for outstanding postgraduate students from the University of Mogadishu to prepare them as faculty members.
QU intends to support Mogadishu University with various educational equipment and help in promoting Arabic language programmes in Somalia, a priority for the Mogadishu University.
