SONNA – A big milestone in greater schooling management was achieved because the United Nations College for Peace (UPEACE) and Qatar Charity signed groundbreaking agreements to ascertain the first-ever presidential PhD. scholarship in Somalia.
The scholarship shall be named after the present sitting president, H.E. Dr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and shall be generally known as the “H.E. Dr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Presidential PhD. Scholarship Programme.”
The first goal of this prestigious scholarship is to remodel greater schooling management establishments in Somalia by equipping them with doctoral abilities, which is able to improve native analysis and tutorial improvement. The scholarship will present alternatives for 100 college students to pursue their Ph.D. research in numerous fields.
The preliminary part of this system, which is able to fund 40 college students, is a joint effort between Qatar Charity and UPEACE. Qatar Charity has generously contributed to help the primary group of students, with UPEACE additionally offering monetary help.
Talking on the signing ceremony held in Mogadishu, Somalia’s Schooling Minister Farah Abdikadir mentioned “We’re aiming to enhance the standard of Schooling and analysis at our greater studying establishments and that’s the reason we’re grateful to QadarCharity for taking the lead in supporting this initiative by our President”
Director of Upeace Africa regional Packages, Prof Samuel Kale Eusi mentioned “this is step one of resolving the challenges going through Somalia. With good schooling, most of the issues shall be resolved simply”
The Ph.D. funded packages will cowl 4 important areas of research. These embody:
1. PhD in Peace, Governance, and Growth
2. PhD in Management and Sustainable Growth
3. PhD in Land Degradation and Desertification
4. Ph.D. in Blue Economic system, Governance, and Maritime Safety.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud initially introduced the scholarship throughout his commencement ceremony in December 2022. Since then, the mandatory preparations have been made to make this groundbreaking program a actuality.
The scholarship program shall be based mostly in Somalia, with multi-campus abroad research deliberate to supply a worldwide perspective to the scholars. UPEACE, a UN Mandated College headquartered in Costa Rica, is famend for its world packages and flagship initiatives throughout Africa, Asia, China, the European Union, and North, Central, and South America.
This initiative marks a big step ahead in advancing schooling and analysis in Somalia, notably within the areas of peace, governance, improvement, sustainable management, land degradation, desertification, and the blue economic system. The scholarship program will undoubtedly contribute to the mental and tutorial development of the nation, fostering a brand new era of students and leaders dedicated to Somalia’s progress.
The signing of those historic agreements between UPEACE and Qatar Charity showcases the worldwide collaboration and help for Somalia’s schooling sector, paving the best way for a brighter future for greater schooling within the nation.
