Somali National University

Somali National University
الجامعة الوطنية الصومالية
Jaamacadda Ummadda Soomaaliyeed
Università Nazionale Somala
Former names
Università Nazionale Somala
TypePublic
Established1954
Location, ,
Somalia

2°02′17″N 45°17′13″E / 2.038°N 45.287°E / 2.038; 45.287
CampusUrban
Websitesnu.edu.so/en

Somali National University (SNU) (Somali: Jaamacadda Ummadda Soomaaliyeed, Arabic: الجامعة الوطنية الصومالية, Italian: Università Nazionale Somala) is a national university in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Its campus grounds were located four kilometers from the Mogadishu International Airport (Aden Adde International Airport). It was established in 1971, but was "officially" founded in 1954. It closed in 1990. After closing down for a number of years, the university reopened in August 2014.