EAEF to build largest engineering faculty in Muqdisho

[Titanium]

The East African Energy Forum has announced today in Mogadishu that it will build Somalia's largest engineering and geoscience faculty producing over 100 engineers by 2017 in partnership with Benadir University. The group which is comprised of Somali experts in engineering and natural resources, announced the plan in front of over 250 students and faculty at the university's Mogadishu headquarters.

"We have come here to announce our investment in our future and our young Somali students and to provide them with world class education rıght here in Somalia, this project will be complete by September 2017 God Willing" said Abdillahı Mohamud, the group's founder and director.

Preparing For Somalia's Natural Resources Future

The group's announcement comes at a time when the world's attention is squarely on Somalia's large untapped natural resources ranging from fisheries, petroleum and mining. Mr. Mohamud says the regulation of these foreign interests is something the group takes seriously.

"We are adamant on making sure the African resource curse does not occur in Somalia, and by ınvesting in a nationalistic and well educated Somali beauracracy to oversee this vital sector, we are attempting to shut the door on corruption and mismanagement"

Tabling Effective Legislation

EAEF's Mogadishu trip also included lengthy and fruitful discussions with the Somali Parliament and relevant ministries on a plan to regulate and lay down effective and nationlistic laws that will see Somalia's natural resources used to benefit the entire country.

Mohamud believes its time for all Somalis to look to themselves to change their country rather than relying solely on the government to do all the vital tasks needed by the country.

"This country deserves a long term vision and though. Somalia's resources belong to its people, and as such our task is straight forward, we want the absolute best for the country and we will always support only that which is in Somalia's national interest."

http://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2013/Apr/2 ... malia.aspx

[eliteSomali]

Great news! I hope we produce more than 100 engineers by 2017; civil, mechanical and petroleum engineers especially.

[Kafkaesque]

If this was Somali National University then I would have but it's Benadir University so ...

[Anarchist]

If this was Somali National University then I would have but it's Benadir University so ...

Isn't Banaadir part of Somalia?

[Titanium]

If this was Somali National University then I would have but it's Benadir University so ...

Isn't Banaadir part of Somalia?

Basically the person thinks Banaadir University is crap.

[eliteSomali]

Guys don't give these qabiil consumed folks the attention they are looking for. A university built anywhere in Somalia is a success!

[Anarchist]

It's unfortunate people still choose to view everything with tainted clan biases.

Banaadir University is a superb institution considering it's in a country where everything had to be started from scratch/zero.

[Kafkaesque]

What does this topic have to do with qabiil, if this engineering faculty is established, it will most certainly be overtaken by the government funded Somali National University, this is a private university you know?

Bunch of emotional kids.

[barbarossa]

The East African Energy Forum has announced today in Mogadishu that it will build Somalia's largest engineering and geoscience faculty producing over 100 engineers by 2017 in partnership with Benadir University. The group which is comprised of Somali experts in engineering and natural resources, announced the plan in front of over 250 students and faculty at the university's Mogadishu headquarters.

"We have come here to announce our investment in our future and our young Somali students and to provide them with world class education rıght here in Somalia, this project will be complete by September 2017 God Willing" said Abdillahı Mohamud, the group's founder and director.

Preparing For Somalia's Natural Resources Future

The group's announcement comes at a time when the world's attention is squarely on Somalia's large untapped natural resources ranging from fisheries, petroleum and mining. Mr. Mohamud says the regulation of these foreign interests is something the group takes seriously.

"We are adamant on making sure the African resource curse does not occur in Somalia, and by ınvesting in a nationalistic and well educated Somali beauracracy to oversee this vital sector, we are attempting to shut the door on corruption and mismanagemen"
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Tabling Effective Legislation

EAEF's Mogadishu trip also included lengthy and fruitful discussions with the Somali Parliament and relevant ministries on a plan to regulate and lay down effective and nationlistic laws that will see Somalia's natural resources used to benefit the entire country.

Mohamud believes its time for all Somalis to look to themselves to change their country rather than relying solely on the government to do all the vital tasks needed by the country.

"This country deserves a long term vision and though. Somalia's resources belong to its people, and as such our task is straight forward, we want the absolute best for the country and we will always support only that which is in Somalia's national interest."

http://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2013/Apr/2 ... malia.aspx

I hate to be the guy pointing this out, but right there is where they made their first gross miscalculation. In Somalia, the so called African resource curse is the perfecting breeding ground and not it will happen there, but it will happen ten times worse and on unprecedented level. In fact, it will, in all probability, make the 'current African resource curse' look like a child's play.

Having this said though, I still commend these folks for building this university which will benefit all Somalis in the long run.

[GeoSeven]

This is a good is a good initiative but if there is one professional field Somalia is not short of, its Engineering. There are 10s of thousands of young graduate Engineer. A lot will be returning from countries like Pakistan, China and Malaysia. Professionals in the agricultural sector is what we need more of.

[GalliumerianSlayer]

We need Marine Biologists and such to measure and monitor our fish and marine ecology of our coasts, especially to the fact of overfishing and toxic pollution that's been happening...