Universities of Hargeisa in Somaliland and Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) in Taiwan have signed an agreement declaring the two institutions โSister Universitiesโ.
Somaliland representative to Taiwan Mohmad Haji witnessed the signing of the agreement.
The two universities will cooperate on research, exchange students and teachers programย andย ย are expected to issue PhD publications.
Among the areas theย two institutions will work together include health, energy and science.
They will exchange internship and apprenticeship programs.
Chung Yuan Christian University is a private university in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The university was established as Chung Yuan Christian College of Science and Engineering in 1955 by a group of Taiwanese and American Christian educators to train science and engineering talent while theย ย Universityย Ofย Hargeisa, founded in 2002,ย is the only chartered publicย Universityย in the Republic Of Somaliland. Itย provides a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in different fields. The University of Hargeisaย ย hasย collaborated with many academic and international partners in different capacities, including UCL, Kingโs College, Harvard University, UCSI, International University of Africa, and other local universities in the horn of Africa.
Taiwan meanwhileย will start offering scholarships to Somaliland college and university graduates next year.
Somaliland ministry of education and science through its Director General Ahmed Muse Murud said the scholarships will be offered in the fields of Engineering, Fisheries and Marine management, Healthcare and Medicine.
Taiwanย and Somaliland announced bilateral ties on July 1st and appointed representatives.