SomaliREN Annual Council Meetings 2021

6 Jul 2021, 07:00 → 9 Jul 2021, 21:00 Africa/Mogadishu

Royal International Hotel

Abdirazak Mohamed Aden (Chairman, Board of Directors)

The theme of the Annual University Leaders Retreat is "The Somali Higher Education at Crossroads: A Discussion Around Accreditation and  Recognition"

Link to the meeting: https://vc.somaliren.org.so/b/som-oon-mmb-6dl

 

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Tuesday 6 July

08:00 → 18:00 Annual Board Meeting

08:00 Presentation of the annual report

Speaker: All member institutions

Wednesday 7 July

07:00 → 16:00 Annual Council Meeting

Convener: Mr Abdullahi Bihi Hussein (SomaliREN)

08:00 Opening and remarks

Speaker: Prof. Abdirazak Mohamed Aden (Chairman, Board of Directors)

08:15 Welcome statement by the host, Jigjiga University

08:30 Goodwill statement

Speaker: Dr Matthews Mtumbuka (CEO, UbuntuNet Alliance)

08:40 Goodwill statement

Speaker: Dr Yousef Torman (Managing Director, ASREN)

08:50 Goodwill statement

Speaker: Dr Tim Kelly (World Bank)

09:00 Adoption of the agenda

09:15 Presentation of the annual report - managerial, technical

10:00 Tea break and project poster viewing session

10:45 Presentation of the financial performance and position

11:15 Membership issues and welcome of new members

11:45 Governance issues, elections and amendments

12:45 Lunch break and prayers

14:00 Strategic plan review

15:30 Review and proposal of initiatives

15:45 Adjournment of the annual council meeting

Thursday 8 July

08:00 → 08:30 Annual University Leaders Retreat: Opening and remarks

Convener: Prof. Abdirizak Adam

08:00 Opening remarks

Speakers: Prof. Abdirizak Adam (Chairperson, SomaliREN), Dr Mohammed Mohamud Hassan (Biday) (Deputy Chair, SomaliREN)

08:15 Welcome statement by the host

Speaker: Dr Bashir Abdullahi Mohamud (President, Jigjiga University)

08:30 → 10:30 Annual University Leaders Retreat: Higher education regulation and the Somali context

Convener: Prof. Abdikarim H. Jama

08:30 Situational Brief: State of Somali Universities Accreditation and Recognition

Speaker: Prof. Abdikarim H. Jama (Executive Vice President, City University of Mogadishu)

Higher Education Regulation & the Somali Context

09:00 Panel Discussion

What are the lessons learned from the most recent accreditation efforts by the Commission for Higher Education? Is a unified teacher assessment and capacity development approach useful for the Somali universities?

Speaker: All

09:40 Quality assurance collaboration and benchmarking at the regional level

Speaker: Dr Abdelrahim Hunaiti (Assistant Secretary General, Association of Arab Universities)

Quality assurance collaboration and benchmarking at the regional level

10:00 Tea-break

10:30 → 14:00 Annual University Leaders Retreat: Success factors for accreditation and recognition

Convener: Mr Saed Hassan Habane (Director of Human Resource Management, Amoud University)

10:30 Quality assurance standards, guidelines and processes

Speaker: Dr Mohammed Abdi Adam (Founder and board member, Kismayo University)

معايير الاعتماد الأكاديمي

10:50 Teacher training and quality improvement

Speaker: Dr Abdirahman Sh. Doon (President, GTEC)

Quality Improvement and Teaching Staff Professional Development

11:10 Partnerships and collaboration on quality assurance: opportunities at AArU and AAU

Speaker: Dr Ibrahim Mursal (President, Mogadishu University)

11:30 The Road to the Smart University

Speaker: Eng. Mohamed Ahmed Mohamoud (President, Jamhuriya University for Science and Technology)

Road to the smart university

11:50 Panel Discussion

What factors are critical for the accreditation and recognition of our universities? How can we work together to raise the quality of service, and standard of education at our universities?

Speaker: All

12:30 Lunch break and prayers

14:00 → 16:00 Annual University Leaders Retreat: Research output and accreditation/recognition

Convener: Mr Mursal Saney (Deputy Director, HIPS)

14:00 Institutional Review Boards: Motivation and Formation

Speaker: Dr Sharif Osman (Mogadishu University)

Institutional Review Boards: Motivation and Formation

14:25 Panel Discussions

How can we improve our research output to achieve accreditation? Should we form an IRB?

Speaker: All

15:30 Tea break and prayers

Friday 9 July

08:00 → 21:00 Annual University Leaders Retreat: Quality assurance benchmarks for higher education

Convener: Dr Mohammed Mohamoud Hassan (Rector, Benadir University)

08:00 University policies and procedures, and their relevance to quality assurance

Speaker: Prof. Mubarak Aar (President, Beder International University)

09:30 A benchmarking framework for quality assurance: proposed approach and methodology

Speaker: Mr Mohamed Ali (Vice President, University of Hargeisa)

10:00 Tea break

10:30 Implementation of the benchmarking framework

Speaker: Dr Abdi Hussein Gass (President, Gollis University)

11:30 Discussion and Signing ceremony for the Quality Assurance Benchmark (QAB) agreement

Speaker: All

12:00 Wrap-up of the annual retreat program

Speakers: Prof. Abdirizak Adam (President, Chairperson, SomaliREN), Dr Bashir Abdullahi Mohamud (President, Jigjiga University), Dr Mohammed Mohamud Hassan (Biday) (Deputy Chair, Board of Directors)

19:00 Closing dinner

Speaker: All