Mogadishu University signs deals with United Nations University, Somali Aviation Authority
Mogadishu University, United Nations University for Peace and the Somali Civil Aviation Authority officials during the signing of deal in Mogadishu.
Mogadishu University has signed two deals with the United Nations University for Peace and the Somali Civil Aviation Authority.
In the first agreement with the University for Peace, which took place at the Decale Hotel, Mogadishu University President Ibrahim Mohamed Mursal stressed that the agreement will expand the scope of learning by enriching the curriculum on the importance of an enabling environment in an ecosystem.
He said: “I believe that this partnership will bring a meaningful educational and social impact to the Horn of Africa. If we join hands, we prevail.”
Also present were the Rector of the University of Peace, Dr Francisco Rojas, and other representatives of the two institutions.
The agreement will also focus on promoting research, joint academic conferences, curriculum development, knowledge sharing, peace studies and other key areas of common interest.
Dr Rojas highlighted the potential opportunities that the MoU holds for both institutions. He described the agreement as "a new horizon for Somalia and East Africa.
The United Nations University for Peace is an institution of higher learning established by UN General Assembly Resolution 35/55 in 1980 for the study of peace.
The University of Mogadishu, established in 1997, was the first higher education institution to open in Somalia after the civil war in 1991.
Mogadishu University President Ibrahim Mohamed Mursal with Somali Civil Aviation Director
The agreement comes at a time when Somalia is trying to promote peace in the country and the region after decades of civil war, mainly caused by the al-Shabab terrorist group, which has killed thousands and destroyed property in the Horn of Africa nation.
In a related development, the agreement between Mogadishu University and the Somali Civil Aviation Authority, the national body under the Federal Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, is aimed at providing specialisation and training to students.
The agreement was signed in the country's capital by Mr Ahmed Omar, Deputy Federal Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Mr Ahmed Moallim Hassan, Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority, and Mr Mursal, representing the institution.
Mr Mursal stressed that "cooperation remains at the heart of our efforts to boost the aviation industry. However, we recognise that achieving this goal requires a commitment to work with agencies and institutions that share similar goals".
He commended the Somali Civil Aviation Management for their efforts in signing this historic agreement and emphasised the importance of joint efforts to promote aviation.
Mr Moallim said, "We are pleased to seize this opportunity to develop areas of mutual interest.
