Bay University was established on 5th
April 2013 by Jibril Mohamud Aden as a higher learning institution to foster academic excellence and nature
talents.
The aftermath of Somalia’s long
running conflicts which lasted more than two decades have destroyed the
country’s asset including education infrastructures throughout the country. The
prolonged civil conflicts in Somalia have fostered a lost generation that has
no experience of a kind of effective government and poor access to basic social
services particularly education and employment opportunities, which led Somalia
to be in the last position in the world’s ranking in terms of education
Research conducted in Somalia have
indicated that every ten school-going children only four have got access to
good education as the focus of these research was of children aged between 6-12
years, the school going ratio is much lower at South West State of Somalia
where some of its areas have no even elementary education at all.
Because of lack of functional
government in Somalia, the educational and health infrastructure have
completely collapsed. There was a need to help the community and create an
institution that could transform and improve the quality of education hence Jibril Mohamud Aden established this great institution with the full support of the South West
State regional administration, the local Authority, traditional elders,
religion leaders and the community at large.
Main purpose:
The main purpose of Bay University is
to advance research and uplift the higher education in Somalia in order to
fight ignorance and reduce the rate the rate of poverty within the country.
The specific objectives of the University include:
· To strengthen equal opportunity to education
for all regardless of their political affiliation, clans, race, nationality and
colour
· To nature talents and foster creativity
and innovation
· To enhance productivity and advance
knowledge through cooperating with other national international partners
Philosophy
Putting knowledge to work is the
university’s guiding philosophy. At Bay University, the discovery, dissemination,
and application of knowledge are synergistically balanced. The university is
driven by the process of involvement- involvement in the world affairs; in the
needs of individuals and their communities, business, industries, and
governments; in the returning of inquisitive minds; in the transfer of ideas
from the campus to the market- palaces; and involvement in societal problems in
our country and beyond. The creation of new knowledge and the process of
discovery, scientific inquiry and scholarship inform all aspects of the
educational enterprise at Bay University
Vision:
To preserve, create, and disseminate knowledge,
conserve and develop scientific, technological and cultural heritage through
quality teaching and research; to create conductive work and learning
environment; and to work with stakeholder for the betterment of society
Mission:
To be the
university of choice in nurturing innovation and talent in science, technology
and development.
Our core values
The
university’s activities and decisions are guide by the following values:
Promotion and defense of intellectual and academic freedom, scholarship and
relentless search of truth.
Honest
Accountability
Integrity
Transparence
Creativeness
Fairness ◊
Excellence
Leadership
Lifelong
learning