Higher Education in Somalia

This research traces the evolution of higher education in Somalia—from dismissive colonial-era narratives that deemed the region devoid of educational and civilizational value, through the disruptive impacts of post-independence conflict and state collapse, to the recent rapid proliferation of predominantly private universities. While this quantitative expansion reflects resilience in the absence of central governance, it has been accompanied by a significant decline in educational quality and a lack of effective regulatory oversight. The chapter 10 “pages 160–178” of (Chronicles on African Philosophy of Higher Education) underscores how persistent dependence on Eurocentric scholarship and curricula further challenges efforts to rebuild a robust, locally grounded philosophy and infrastructure for Somali higher education.