Somali Higher Education: Current State, Challenges and Opportunities as a Case Study of Somali National University

Abstract

The main objectives of the study were to find out the challenges and opportunities of higher education in post conflict societies for the time being as a case of Somali National University in Mogadishu, Somalia. A descriptive research design was used and the study population were Bachelor, Master, and PhD holders at Somali National University. A sample size of 25 respondents was taken. Self administered questionnaires were used to collect the data from the respondents and evaluated by utilizing descriptive statistics with the aid of SPSS. The findings discovered that higher education for the time being contributes peace building as well as good governance in post-conflict societies.

Keywords: Somali higher education: current state, challenges and opportunities and Somali National University