The University of Burao UB is a university in Burao, Somaliland. It is an independent community-based higher education institution established in 2004 in Burao second best university in Somaliland , the capital city of Togdheer region in Somaliland. Six batches graduated from UB until 2016. It has branches in other districts outside of Burao such as Sheikh, Aynabo and Oodweyne. In 2016, the school was selected as member of Association of Arab Universities. It has a bio-gas initiative done by faculty of Veterinary students and web development research done by faculty of ICT students. It has more than 10 faculties and departments. Campuses The University of Burao main campus is located in the northwestern Shacab suburb of Burao, situated about two kilometres from the city center. The site has a fenced area of about , and consists of: One hall for public lectures, workshops and other events Conference room Classrooms abdalle Area ICT Lab Science LAB Engineering LAB Veterinary LAB Library Printing press Bookshop Office block Laboratories Guest house Sports ground Cafeteria Prayer room (Mosque) Faculties Faculty of Animal Science & Agriculture Faculty of Education Faculty of Business Administration, Public Management and Economics. Faculty of Information Communication Technology Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Faculty of Languages Faculty of Sharia & Law Faculty of Community Development Faculty of Engineering School of Rural Development and Somali Studies Department of Research, Training and Short Courses The first students were registered in September 2004. There are 167 pupils enrolled in four colleges and 430 in a short-term training program designed to upgrade the skills of the primary teachers in the region. The university has a board of trustees responsible to the Togdheer Development Committee, and a president who is accountable to the board of trustees and who is in charge of the day-to-day affairs of the university. Faculty of Engineering (Civil) Laboratories in the department of civil engineering Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Livestock is the backbone of the nation's economy. About 50-60% of the population are classified as pastoralists, and another 20% as agro-pastoralists. The 1997 official government statistics estimates total livestock population in the country at around 23.5 million heads. Yet there are only about three dozen qualified veterinarians in the whole country, which means a doctor/stock ratio of about 1: 653,000, and there are no training institutions (apart from a middle level technical institute recently opened in Sheikh), or research facilities