Puntland State University

Puntland State University is a university in Garowe, the administrative capital of the northeastern Puntland region of Somalia.

History
The school traces its roots back to the Garowe School of Management, a women's school in Garowe offering courses in accounting, computer skills, business English and business management. After a year of operation, which saw the graduation of 60 women, the school was expanded to a two-year structure and renamed to Puntland Community College. In 2004, in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program and USIU Nairobi, PCC was expanded to include four-year programs. It was also renamed Puntland State University (PSU).

Degrees
Degrees offered at PSU include:
 * Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BBA): two- and four-year programs
 * Bachelor of Science
 * Information technology
 * Public administration
 * Journalism
 * English language
 * Sharia and Law

The school is participating in the Puntland Resource and Service Center, which began construction in January 2007 in Garowe.

Faculties

 * Faculty of Business and Economics
 * Faculty of Social Science
 * Faculty of Computer Science
 * Faculty of Health Sciences
 * Faculty of Shari'a and Law

Partnership
Puntland State University has entered into a sister institution relationship with the Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC) based in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States.