Reconstruction of Gahyer Campus of the Somali National University

Niccolò Aste (Principal Investigator)

The aim of the project is to regenerate the Gahayr University Campus, donated by Italy and designed by architects Quaroni and Dierna, in order to offer qualified training opportunities suited to the modern educational and academic needs of Somalia and the African continent. In addition to contributing to the country’s institutional, economic and cultural regeneration, the project intends to strengthen the role of university education in the processes of overcoming tribal differentiations and promoting the use of the Somali language. The project envisages: planning of the Gahayr Campus by assisting in the drafting of the relevant master plan; elaboration of an energy-environmental concept; support for the design of the renovation of the Faculty Buildings and the reconstruction of the rectory; technical assistance and supervision of the renovation phase of the Faculty Buildings; institutional and technical strengthening of the University through the training of teaching and technical staff, students and/or recent graduates.

Contribution to SDGs: 4, 11, 13