Name: SomaliREN Annual Council Meetings 2021
Start: 2021-07-06T07:00:00+03:00
End: 2021-07-09T21:00:00+03:00
Location: Royal International Hotel

SomaliREN Annual Council Meetings 2021

from Tuesday, 6 July 2021 (07:00) to Friday, 9 July 2021 (21:00)

Monday, 5 July 2021
Tuesday, 6 July 2021
08:00
08:00 - 18:00
Contributions

08:00 Presentation of the annual report - All member institutions
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
07:00
07:00 - 16:00
Contributions

08:00 Opening and remarks - Abdirazak Mohamed Aden (Chairman, Board of Directors)

08:15 Welcome statement by the host, Jigjiga University

08:30 Goodwill statement - Matthews Mtumbuka (CEO, UbuntuNet Alliance)

08:40 Goodwill statement - Yousef Torman (Managing Director, ASREN)

08:50 Goodwill statement - Tim Kelly (World Bank)

09:00 Adoption of the agenda

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

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

14:00 Strategic plan review

15:30 Review and proposal of initiatives

15:45 Adjournment of the annual council meeting
Thursday, 8 July 2021
08:00 Opening and remarks
Opening and remarks
08:00 - 08:30
Contributions

08:00 Opening remarks - Abdirizak Adam (Chairperson, SomaliREN) Mohammed Mohamud Hassan (Biday) (Deputy Chair, SomaliREN)

08:15 Welcome statement by the host - Bashir Abdullahi Mohamud (President, Jigjiga University)
08:30 Higher education regulation and the Somali context
Higher education regulation and the Somali context
08:30 - 10:30
Contributions

08:30 Situational Brief: State of Somali Universities Accreditation and Recognition - Abdikarim H. Jama (Executive Vice President, City University of Mogadishu)

09:00 Panel Discussion - All

09:40 Quality assurance collaboration and benchmarking at the regional level - Abdelrahim Hunaiti (Assistant Secretary General, Association of Arab Universities)
10:30 Success factors for accreditation and recognition
Success factors for accreditation and recognition
10:30 - 14:00
Contributions

10:30 Quality assurance standards, guidelines and processes - Mohammed Abdi Adam (Founder and board member, Kismayo University)

10:50 Teacher training and quality improvement - Abdirahman Sh. Doon (President, GTEC)

11:10 Partnerships and collaboration on quality assurance: opportunities at AArU and AAU - Ibrahim Mursal (President, Mogadishu University)

11:30 The Road to the Smart University - Eng. Mohamed Ahmed Mohamoud (President, Jamhuriya University for Science and Technology)

11:50 Panel Discussion - All
14:00 Research output and accreditation/recognition
Research output and accreditation/recognition
14:00 - 16:00
Contributions

14:00 Institutional Review Boards: Motivation and Formation - Sharif Osman (Mogadishu University)

14:25 Panel Discussions - All
Friday, 9 July 2021
08:00 Quality assurance benchmarks for higher education
Quality assurance benchmarks for higher education
08:00 - 21:00
Contributions

08:00 University policies and procedures, and their relevance to quality assurance - Mubarak Aar (President, Beder International University)

09:30 A benchmarking framework for quality assurance: proposed approach and methodology - Mohamed Ali (Vice President, University of Hargeisa)

10:30 Implementation of the benchmarking framework - Abdi Hussein Gass (President, Gollis University)

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

12:00 Wrap-up of the annual retreat program - Abdirizak Adam (President, Chairperson, SomaliREN) Bashir Abdullahi Mohamud (President, Jigjiga University) Mohammed Mohamud Hassan (Biday) (Deputy Chair, Board of Directors)

19:00 Closing dinner - All

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