Excellence in Education Since 2008 — quality higher education in Bosaso, Puntland, built on teaching, learning and research that serve our community.
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Puntland, Somalia
Recovering from the civil war and the destruction of our country’s education infrastructure, Red Sea University was established and officially opened in 2008 in Bosaso, Puntland. We are enriched by the wide range of experiences and perspectives of our students, faculty, staff and alumni — preparing students to make meaningful contributions to society as leaders in a complex world.
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the Red Sea University (RSU). RSU is the right place to be in your search of quality higher education. Recovering from the civil war and destruction the education infrastructure of our country Red Sea University was established and officially opened 2008 in Bosaso north east in Somalia Puntland State, the concept of the Establishment Red Sea University was building community by exploring problems of society, producing young educated generations and utilizing our country’s resources in the best manner by conducting research, teaching and learning.
Guided by an efficient leadership team and a well-structured governance system.
Explore our diverse range of academic programs across multiple faculties.
30 departments across 7 faculties. Find the program that fits your future.
Red Sea University has been committed, since its establishment, to offer outstanding educational programs and to provide an embracing environment for academic creativity and development of leadership skills, instilling the concept of social responsibility, while respecting diversity and multicultural understanding.
To be among the top universities in the region, with a global perspective that generates multi-cultural leaders equipped with competence and insightfulness for the development and progress of the society.
Red Sea University is pleased to inform its students of the opening of the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility…
Red Sea University (RSU) is pleased to inform its academic staff that an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (KA171)…
The project, which has been running since 2024 and is funded under the European Union’s ERASMUS+-CBHE programme, aims…
Red Sea University collaborates with leading universities, networks and development organizations in Somalia and around the world.
Association of Somali Universities
Association of African Universities
Association of Arab Universities
SomaliREN – Somali Research & Education Network
Association of Puntland Universities
Academic Network for Development Dialogue (ANDD)
Mogadishu University
Jamhuriya University of Science & Technology
SIMAD University
Hormuud University
Salaam University
Somali International University
Galkayo University
Puntland Development & Research Center (PDRC)
DAD – East Africa Association for Research & Development
PSA – Puntland Youth & Social Development Association
TASS
Tawfiq Trading Company
European Commission
World Food Programme (WFP)
Qatar Charity
Kenyatta University
Kampala International University
Islamic University in Uganda
Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology
Jigjiga University
University of Bahri
Asia e University
WSB Merito University Poznań
Kütahya Dumlupınar University
Süleyman Demirel University
İstanbul Aydın University
International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)
AERES Training Centre InternationalVisit our office in Bosaso, Somalia, or email info@rsu.edu.so. We are open Saturday – Thursday, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Established in 2008 in Bosaso, Puntland, Red Sea University is committed to outstanding educational programs, research that addresses community needs, and developing tomorrow’s leaders.