UoH enters into a partnership agreement with the University of Reading
University of Hargeisa has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Reading in the UK. With more than 90 years of excellence, the University of Reading has been at the forefront of UK higher education and has became an innovator and pioneer, pushing academic boundaries and leading social change. The partnership agreement between […]
Call for Papers
The Department of Black Studies at the University of Missouri in the United States of America invites scholars, researchers, and the academic community of the University of Hargeisa and any other scholar interested to apply to the call for papers of its forthcoming Annual Autumn Conference and the first International Conference on Peace and Security […]
IPCS Concludes a Six-Day Training on Research Methodology
On October 6, 2022, the Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies concluded a six-day training course on research methodology in social sciences. The course provided an opportunity for participants to advance their philosophical and methodological understanding of research through a critical exploration of research structure, language, ethical principles, challenges, and approaches. Participants were also introduced […]
IPCS Celebrates Graduation of the Sixth Cohort — the Class of 2022
On 31st August 2022, the Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies of the University ofHargeisa celebrated commencement for its sixth cohort — the Class of 2022 — with thePresident of the Republic of Somaliland, key government officials, foreign dignitaries,and representatives from different collaborating universities.Being a teaching and research institute, the Institute offers a two-year MA […]
A High Profile Delegation from the United States Visits University of Hargeisa
On 13th August, 2022, a delegation from the United States paid an official visit to the University of Hargeisa. Receiving a very warm welcome from the University’s Vice President for Academic and Research, the delegation toured campus to learn more about one of Somaliland’s oldest educational institutions. The delegation also paid a visit to the […]
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The Nexus between the Somali Customary Law, Traditional Leaders and Conflict Resolution: Evidence from Somaliland
ABSTRACT This article examines the traditional leaders in Somaliland and their role in building peace and the state. The study questions if the traditional system existing in Somaliland is a tool for conflict resolution as used before or a dilemma on governance and endeavors to strengthen state institutions to provide social services and security to […]
Challenges of Urban Land Conflicts in Somaliland: the Case of Hargeisa
ABSTRACT The land administration in urban areas in Somaliland remains weak following the war with the Somalia’s military regime which ravaged the major cities and the subsequent breakup of the responsible institutions for land governorship in 1988–1991. Certainly, the relation between land-use and land ownership, and the redistribution of land ownership in urban areas has […]
