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Las Anod, Somaliland, January 30, 2010 (SL Times) – Twenty one students
graduated from Nugaal University this week. This is the first batch of
students to graduate from Nugaal University, and they studied fields
such as business administration and accounting. The graduation ceremony
took place at Hamdi hotel in Las Anod and was attended by community
elders, intellectuals, Somaliland government officials and many ordinary
citizens.
According to Afnugaal.com, the event was opened with a religious sermon
by Sheikh Mohamud Haliike who spoke about the importance of doing good
deeds for the community. The Chairman of the University Committee, Mr..
Abdirashid Jama Bihi, recounted the difficulties they encountered on
their way to establishing a functioning university and highlighted their
plan to expand the number of departments of the university.
The Director of Education in Sool region, Kayse Awil Ladane spoke about
the increasing number of students in various schools in Sool region
which have reached 40,000 but he also bemoaned the shortage in the
number of schools in the region.
Among those who also addressed the audience were Abdirizaq Lafoole (the
president of Nugaal University), Anbashe Aw Dahir H. Hassan (the Mayor
of Las Anod), Abdirahman Jama Duale (the president of Buro University),
Ali Muhammad Salah (Telesom official), Col. Ahmed Ato, and Dakir
Muhammad Warsame (the head of the Red Cross).
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