Launch of Amoud University Alumni Association
A launching Ceremony of Amoud University Alumni Association was held at Imperial Hotel, Hargeisa on Sturday Evening, 22/10/2011. The launch was attended by a high profile delegation from Amoud under the leadership of Amoud University President, Prof. Sulaiman Ahmed Gulaid. Members of the Delegation included Ahmed Abdilahi Boqore, Vice President of Amoud University and Dahir Mohamed Yusuf, Senior Advisor, Apart from the delegation from the management of Amoud University, the ceremony was also attended by scores of Amoud University graduates who are living and working in Hargiesa.
Efforts to form Amoud Alumni Association
Ever since Amoud University produced its first graduates in July 2003, there were efforts paid by different groups in terms of formation of an alumni association that bring the graduates of Amoud together. However, as graduates were primarily pre-occupied by issues like securing employment and establishing their identities within the society, little time was left in forming the association. Nevertheless, it remained a standing agenda point and a key issue that Amoud graduates discuss whenever they meet formally or informally.
The most bold and concrete move of forming the alumni association, nonetheless, was made in January 2009, when a group of Amoud graduates met in Hargeisa and decided to form a “Scholarship Fund” for the students of Amoud. This was thought as the first stone in laying down the foundation of the alumni. Similarly, it was considered as a way of paying back to the institution that is so dear to the minds and hearts of its graduates as well as setting a good example for today’s student population of Amoud University.
Briefings of Group Representatives
For most of the attendees of the launch, it was like a re-union gathering since old friends as well as new faces met at the meeting and had a good chat. Representatives of the different batches (10 in total) that graduated from Amoud University provided brief information about their classes, whereabouts of their class-mates and whether they are employed or not. Interestingly, most of the alumni members-with the exception of the last batch who graduated very recently- are said to be working and managed to secure jobs inside and outside Somaliland. The vast majority of Amoud graduates are believed to be concentrated in Borama and Hargeisa. However, it was mentioned that a good number of former students of Amoud University currently work in other major towns in Somaliland. Similarly, it was also underlined that a good number of students (mainly graduates of the Faculty of Education) are said to be working in Puntland and South Central Somalia. The graduates of Amoud are now engaged in every field of life. They include Teachers, Doctors, Nurses, Business Managers and Accountants, Agronomists and business entrepreneurs.
Worth to mention is the number of students who left the country for overseas countries. Some of these migrated to North America and Europe, understandably, for a search of better lives. Many others are pursuing their higher education studies in neighboring countries and beyond. Another interesting scrutiny was the small number of graduates that are running their own businesses despite the fact that School of Business and Public Administration produced hundreds of graduates.
In short, the briefings of the representatives of the groups that graduated from Amoud since 2003 was extremely positive and encouraging as most of the former students managed to get jobs in one way or another.
Remarks of Amoud University Management Team
Members of Amoud University Management team who attended the meeting made brief remarks. Dahir Mohamed Yusuf, a former Minister of Education in Somaliland and the Minister who officially endorsed the idea of establishing an institution of higher learning at Amoud in December 1997, congratulated alumni members for initiating this idea. He glanced back the circumstances that necessitated the establishment of Amoud University. He cited as an example many challenging questions that were coming from the then high school students in Somaliland and particularly, the first high school students of Farah Omar Secondary School in Hargeisa. “Every time I visit to Farah Omar Secondary School, students of that school challenged us and demanded to have post secondary school educational plans, which were beyond our reach” he said.
Prof. Sulaiman Ahmed Gulaid, concluded the ceremony by officially endorsing the outcome of the meeting and the elected members of the Alumni. He outlined that most of the first-class universities do have an active alumni association that bridges members of the alumni and their institution, and improves the information-sharing mechanism among its graduates.
Prof. Sulaiman informed the attendees that Amoud has now 11 fully-functional faculties as well as Department of Quality Assurance so that the quality of the graduating students will be thoroughly scrutinized. He further informed the former graduates of Amoud who were in the meeting, that Amoud University is planning to establish post-graduate study program and this will hopefully be launched in 2012.
Finally, this was an interesting gathering that members of Amoud Alumni, Hargeisa Chapter met and discussed as the best way of forming an inclusive alumni association. At the end of the meeting, every batch had internal discussion and elected their representative in the alumni. As a way forward, the elected members will have further meetings and develop their structure and strategize their future tasks.
Abdirahman Adan Mohamoud
Gardaadinta Naadiga Ka-Qalinjabiyayaasha Jaamacadda Camuud
Munaasibad lagu gardaadinayey naadi ay ku kulmayaan dhalinyaradii ka qalin jabisay Jaamacadda Camuud ayaa lagu qabtay Huteelka Imperial, habeenimadii Axadu soo galaysay ee 23/10/2011. Waxa xafladaasi ka soo qayb galay wafti sare oo ka socday Jaamacadda Camuud oo uu hormuud u ahaa Gudoomiyaha Jaamacadda Camuud, Prof. Sulaymaan Axmed Guleed, xubno-na ay ka ahaayeen Gudoomiye-ku-xigeenka Jaamacadda Camuud, Axmed Cabdilaahi Boqore iyo Daahir Mohamed Yusuf oo ah la taliye sare oo ka tirsan Jaamacadda Camuud. Marka laga yimaado maamulka Jaamacadda, waxa ka soo qayb galay munaasibadaasi tiro door ah oo ka tirsan ardaydii hore uga baxday Jaamacadda Camuud.
Dadaaladii loo galay Unkida Naadiga
Tan iyo markii ay Jaamacadda Camuud ka qalin jabiyeen ardaydii ugu horaysay bishii July ee 2003-dii, waxa jiray dadaalo iyo isku-dayo fara badan oo lagu doonayay in lagu sameeyo naadi mideeya ardayda ka baxaysa Jaamacadda. Ha yeeshee dhalinyaradii Jaamacadda ka soo baxday waxa tamartoodii iyo waqtigoodii qaatay isku daygoodii ahaa inay shaqooyin helaan, bulshada ay kaalin muuqata ka galaan. Sidaas oo ay tahay, yagleelida naadigu waxa ay ahayd arin taagan oo ka qalin-jabiyayaasha Jaamacadda ay ka doodaan mar kasta oo ay fursad isku helaan.
Si kastaba ha ahaatee, talaabadii ugu mudnayd ee loo qaado dhinaca yagleelida naadigan waxa la sameeyey sanadkii 2009, markaasi oo koox ka mid ah dhalintii Camuud ka soo baxday ee ka shaqaysa magaalada Hargeysa ay kulan isla qaateen, isla markaana go’aansadeen inay sameeyaan barnaamij ay lacagta waxbarashada ee Jaamacadda ka kafaalo qaadayeen qaar ka mid ah ardayda Jaamacadda. Talaabadani waxa ay ahayd tii ugu mudnayd iyo dhagax-dhigii samaynta naadiga. Waxa kale oo talaabadani loo arkay inay tahay mid kaalin ka gaysanaysa dhiiri galinta ardayda hada Jaamacadda ku jirta isla markaana dhalintii Jaamacadda ka baxday ay dib wax ugu celinayaan xaruntii soo barbaarisay.
Warbixintii Wakiilada
In badan oo ka mid ah dadkii munaasibada ka qayb galay, kulanka xalay waxa uu uga dhignaa xaflad dib-u-midow oo kale ah bacdamaa asxaab hore iyo wajiyo cusuba ay madashu kulmisay. Xubno matalayey 10-kii dufcadood ee kala danbeeyey ee ka baxay Jaamacadda Camuud ayaa warbixin koob-kooban halkaasi ka soo jeediyey. Waxa ay si guud mar ah tibaax uga bixiyeen fasaladoodii, halka ay akhyaartii ku kala danbaysay, inta shaqaysa, inta aan wali camal helin iwm. Waxa xiiso gaar ah lahaa marki ay iska daba mareen xubnahaasi in inta badan ardaydii ay isku fasalka ahaayeeni ay shaqeeyaan (mark laga reebo dufcadii u danbaysay ee dhawaan baxday). Aqlabiyada ardaydii ka soo baxday Camuud waxa la rumaysan yahay inay joogaan magaalooyinka Boorama iyo Hargeysa. Hase ahaatee, xubnihii xalay madasha ka hadlay, waxa ay daaha ka qaadeen, in ardaydaasi ay ka hawl galaan wadanka gudihiisa iyo dibadiisaba. Sidoo kale waxa la sheegay in tiro door ah oo macalimiin u badani ay ka shaqeeyaan Maamul-Goboleedka Puntland. Waxa kulankaasi laga sheegay in ka qalin-jabiyayaasha Camuud ay ka hawl galaan qayb kasta oo nolosha sida, Macalinimo, Dhakhtarnimo, Kal-kaaliso/ye Caafimaad, Xisaabiyayaal, Xirfadyahano dhinaca horumarinta Beeraha ah iyo Ganacsato.
Waxa xusid mudan tirada ka qalin-jabiyayaasha ee la sheegay inay dalka dibada uga baxeen. Qaarkood waxa ay u dhoofeen dalalka Yurub iyo Waqooyiga Ameerica, si ay uga xoogsadaan, halka qaar kale oo badanina ay waxbarasho sare ka raadsadeen wadamada deriska ah iyo kuwo fog-fogba. Waxa kale oo xiiso lahaa tirada dhalinta ku mashquulsan ganacsi ay iyagu gaar u leeyihiin oo aad u kooban, iyada oo la ogyahay in Kulliyada Ganacsigu ay soo saartay boqolaal arday ah.
Gunaanadkii, warixinahaasi ay jeediyeen xubnahaasi ka baxay Jaamacaddu tan iyo 2003-dii, waxa ay ahayd mid lagu diirsado bacdamaa sida la sheegay dhalintii Jaamacadda ka baxday intooda badani ay shaqeeyaan.
Kalmadii Maamulka Jaamacadda Camuud
Waxa kale oo hadalo ka soo jeediyey madashaasi xubnihii Maamulka Jaamacadda Camuud ka socday. Daahir Maxamed Yusuf ooh ore u soo noqday Wasiirka Waxbarashada ee Somalilaand, ahaana Wasiirkii Tacliinta ee ogolaanshaha rasmiga ah siiyey Jaamacadda Camuud sanadkii 1997, haatana ka tirsan Madaxda Sare ee Jaamacadda Camuud, ayaa waxa uu dhalinyaradii madashaasi iskugu timi ugu hanbalyeey hindisaha iyo hal-abuurka ay la yimaadeen. Waxa kale oo uu Daahir ka sheekeeyey duruufihii keenay in la aasaaso Jaamacadda Camuud. Waxa u tusaale u soo qaatay culays ay ku hayeen ardaydii xiligaasi dhiganaysay Dugsiyada sare ee Hargeysa, Gabiley iyo Borama oo ahaa magaaloyinka kaliya ee Dugsi Sare lahaa xiligaasi. Waxa uu si gaar ah u xusay afar hablood oo markaasi dhigan jiray Dugsiga Sare ee Faarax Oomaar, kuwaasi oo mar kasta oo uu booqasho ku tago dugsigaasi waydiin jiray qorshaha ay xukuumada u hayso marka ay waxbarashada Dugsiga Sare dhameeyaan.
Gudoomiyaha Jaamacadda Camuud, Prof. Sulayman Axmed Guuleed, oo kulankaasi soo afmeeray, ayaa waxa uu si rasmi ah u soo dhaweeyey Naadiga ka-qalin jabiyayaasha Jaamacadda Camuud, isaga oo balan qaaday in maamulka Jaamacaddu uu la shaqayn doono xubnaha naadigaasi. Waxa uu Prof. Sulaymaan ka sheekeeyay faa’iidada ay leeyihiin naadiyada caynkan oo kale ah, kuwaasi oo ah isku-xidhaha Jaamacadda iyo dhalintii ka soo baxday. Waxa kale oo uu sheegay in naadigani gacan wayn ka geysan doono isku xidhka iyo xog-is waydaarsiga xubnaha ka baxay Jaamacadda.
Prof. Sulaymaan waxa kale oo xusuusiyey xubnaha madashaasi fadhiyey in waqti xaadirkan ay Jaamacadda Camuudi ka kooban tahay 11 Kulliyadood iyo waliba Waaxda Hubinta Tayada ardayda ka baxaysa, si buu yidhi loo xaqiijiyo tayada ardayda ay Jaamacaddu soo saarto sanad walba. Waxa kale oo uu gudoomiyuhu ugu bishaareeyay akhyaartii kulankaasi iskugu timi, in Jaamacadda Camuud ay sanadka soo socda hadii Eebe idmo bilaabi doonto barnaami waxbarasho ee heerka labaad.
Ugu danbayn, kulankaasi xiisaha leh ee kulmiyey xubnihii hore uga baxay Jaamacadda Camuud waxa lagu soo xidhay iyada oo la doortay xubnaha meteli doona naadigaasi. Sida qorshuhu yahay, xubnaha la doortay ayaa dhawaan kulamo yeelan doona, si ay u gutaan howsha loo xilsaaray.
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