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Congrats 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧 & team! Their paper on Horn of Africa sovereignty is out in 𝐂𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 (Q1)! shorturl.at/9cPnY #SIMAD #CRD

Congrats 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐞 & team! Their paper on English grammar accuracy is out in 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧-𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (Q1)! 🔗 shorturl.at/uBbMa #SIMAD #CRD

Congratulations 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐤 & Co-author! Their paper on the role of AI in driving digital transformation in Somali higher education is published in 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (Scopus Q2 & WoS SCIE)! shorturl.at/EqlAR #SIMADUniversity #CRD

Congratulations 𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐢 & Co-author! Their paper on generative AI adoption & academic integrity in Somali higher education is published in 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 (Scopus Q2 & WoS SCIE)! shorturl.at/gHnBD #SIMADUniversity #CRD

Congratulations 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐞 & Co-authors! Their paper on ChatGPT adoption & digital literacy among university students in Mogadishu is out in 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 (Scopus Q1 & WoS ESCI) shorturl.at/pERI4 #SIMADUniversity

Congratulations 𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐦 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 & Co-authors! Their paper on climate displacement & migration governance in Somalia is out in 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (Scopus Q2 & WoS ESCI) shorturl.at/Owm21 #SIMADUniversity

Congratulations 𝐎𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐪 & Co-authors! Their paper on digital literacy & inclusion metrics is published in 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (Scopus Q3 & WoS SCIE)! 🔗 shorturl.at/hGfCw #SIMADUniversity #CRD #DigitalInclusion #Scopus

Congratulations Hibo Ilyas Ahmed & Co-authors! Their paper "Somali culture and women's political participation in Mogadishu, Somalia, 2010–2025" is published in Cogent Social Sciences (Scopus Q1 & WoS ESCI)! shorturl.at/z87Sz #SIMADUniversity #CRD #GenderEquality #Scopus

Congratulations Abdikarim Abdi Abdulle & Co-authors Their paper "A bibliometric study of cost benefit analysis in cloud computing research" is out in Discover Applied Sciences (Scopus Q2 & WoS ESCI)! shorturl.at/lu9Xs #SIMADUniversity #CRD #CloudComputing #Scopus

Congratulations Abdullahi Salad Abdi & Co-authors! Their paper "Building public authority for cloud governance and data sovereignty in Somalia under structural dependence" is out in Discover Global Society (Scopus Q2)! 🔗 shorturl.at/w2cLZ #SIMADUniversity #CRD

Congratulations Lul Khalif Sheik Yusuf! Her paper "Closing the Referral Gap During Prolonged Labour in Somalia: From Traditional Birth Attendance to Emergency Obstetric Care" is out in International Journal of Women's Health (Scopus Q1 & WoS)! shorturl.at/HfUOa

Congratulations Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi & Co-authors Their paper "A systematic review of ChatGPT in education and scientific research: Insights from a SWOT analysis" is out in Social Sciences & Humanities Open (Scopus Q1) 🔗 shorturl.at/QMIWg #SIMADUniversity #CRD

🇸🇩 3.3% of 2026 Online Research Program applicants are from Sudan! Great to see strong regional engagement in our upcoming cohort. Application Deadline: September 12, 2026 🔗 Apply here: forms.gle/4UbhJKvmez6eKTvE6 #CenterForResearchAndDevelopment #CRD #OnlineResearchProgram

Boost your research skills with @SIMADUniversity’s Center for Research and DevelopmentOnline Research Course (Cohort 1)! 📗 Intensive Course (6 Months) 📘 Diploma Course (1 Year) 💻 Fully Online 📅 Deadline: Sept 12, 2026 🔗 Register: forms.gle/5gxbmCJPCKuUkgYe8

Congratulations Abdisalan Aden Mohamed & Co-authors Their study "Human capital and economic growth in Somalia: the role of trade openness, domestic investment, industrialization, and institutional quality" is out in Cogent Economics & Finance (Scopus Q2) shorturl.at/KxNz5

Congratulations Gallad Mohamed Barre! Their paper "Factors influencing Somalia household's willingness to pay renewable energy: employing structural equation modeling" is published in Scientific Reports (Scopus Q1 & WoS SCIE)! 🔗shorturl.at/p9Jro #SIMADUniversity

Congratulations Hassan Abdikadir Hussien & Co-author! Their paper "Environmental sustainability in Somalia: the role of clean cooking energy and remittances on ecological footprints" is published in Scientific Reports (Scopus Q1 & WoS SCIE)! 🔗 shorturl.at/hMoHs

Congratulations Mohamud Hussien Mohamud & Co-author! Their study "Dynamic linkages between agricultural trade and food security in Somalia: evidence from a vector error correction model (VECM)" is out in Cogent Food & Agriculture (Scopus Q2 & WoS)! shorturl.at/F4gzM

Congratulations Mohamud Mohamed Siad & Co-authors! Their paper "Factors Influencing Open Access Sustainability in Somali University Libraries: A SWOT-Based SEM Analysis" is published in The International Information & Library Review (Scopus Q2)! 🔗 shorturl.at/UE5DD

Congratulations Adam Muhudin & Co-authors! Their paper "Diffusion of Innovation Factors Influencing User Trust & Adoption of AI-Based Cybersecurity Tools" is out in the Scopus-indexed IJHCI! 👏🤖🔒 📄 Read: shorturl.at/HDtHj #SIMADUniversity #CRD #AI #Cybersecurity