
CURIOUS Project cascading training strengthens academic capacity at SNU
A two-day training in Mogadishu transferred knowledge from the international Training of Trainers programme to fifteen academic staff at Somali National University.
Updates from the consortium, and the documents behind them.

A two-day training in Mogadishu transferred knowledge from the international Training of Trainers programme to fifteen academic staff at Somali National University.

Representatives from SNU, East Africa University and the Federal Ministry of Health Somalia took part in an applied learning visit to Maastricht University and Karolinska Institutet.

The hybrid launching event marked the formal initiation of a strategic academic partnership between Somali National University, East Africa University, Karolinska Institutet and Maastricht University.
Three reports document the project so far. They are not yet published for download — ask the project team and we will send them to you.
Full report on the launch event of 26 January 2026 — objectives, participation, programme, outcomes and lessons learned.
The 19–26 May 2026 visit to Maastricht University and Karolinska Institutet — programme, lessons for Somalia and recommended follow-up.
The two-day training held 1–2 August 2026 in Mogadishu, where fifteen academic staff were trained in competency-based curriculum design and Problem-Based Learning.