24/09/2021 SNU Mogadishu :- This week the new students who succeeded this year in gaining admission to the Somali National University (SNU) were given a welcoming ceremony in Mogadishu.
The Rector of the Somali National University, Dr. Hassan Omar Mahadalla (Dr. Xasan Cumar Mahadalla), today closed a welcoming and motivational event that the University held this week for the students who passed the SNU entrance examination for the 2021–2022 academic year. They are the largest number of students SNU has admitted since it was reopened: the students admitted by the University this year number 2,191.
The event held this week was also attended by officials including the Deputy Minister of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia, Prof. Abdullahi Sheikh Ali Qaloocow (Prof. Cabdullahi Sheikh Cali Qaloocoow); the Deputy Rector for Administration and Finance, Dr. Abdullahi Sheikh Rashid "Maki" (Dr. Cabdullaahi Sh. Rashiid); the Deputy Rector for Academic Affairs, Prof. Aden Guled Shabeel (Prof. Aadan Guuleed Shabeel); directors from the SNU administration, the deans of all SNU faculties, lecturers, parents and other distinguished guests.
During the welcoming event for the new students, the focus was on advice and encouragement for the students fortunate enough to gain a place at the Somali National University. All the officials who spoke at the event urged the students to work hard at their studies and to make the most of the educational opportunity offered by the University.
In number, the students total 2,191, who will study at the University's campuses in the Banadir region, while 252 students will study at the University's two branches in the federal member states of Galmudug and Puntland.
