to support this vital sector. The aim of the department is to prepare professionals in the field of animal health and husbandry and to carry out research. Faculty of Education According to the Ministry of Education statistics 106,480 students are enrolled in both public and private schools in the Scholastic Year 2003/4. The number of teachers serving is 2,590, out of which only 241 have university degrees. This means a teacher/student ratio of 1:41, and a graduate teacher/student ratio of only1:442. Both ratios are extremely low. The reason why there is such a small number of graduate teachers is that the only college, Lafoole (Somali National University) which trained teachers has been closed for the past 13 years due to the civil war. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences The mission of the Faculty of Medicine is to enhance the quality of life and serve our community through the discovery of knowledge, the education of health professionals and by improving the health of the public. It will work with its partners to become the premier academic medical center in the region known for its excellent education, innovation scientific discovery, outstanding clinical programs and dedication, to community service. Faculty of Business and Finance The college carries out business research, provides technical support to the business community, and organizes business seminars and conferences and exhibitions Facultyof Islamic Studies There are no proper institutions of higher education for training and accreditation for pre-primary Qur'anic school teachers, nor for Islamic teachers in primary and secondary schools, nor for the imams who provide spiritual guidance to congregations in Mosques, nor for the judges who sit on Islamic Courts, which is part of the judicial system. The aim of the Islamic college is to: Further the knowledge of Islam, Prepare Islamic teachers, preachers and judges, Re-train and accredit existing teachers, preachers and judges Department of Continuing Education and Community Development The college provides training and technical support to: Private sector entrepreneurs and employees Public sector workers Voluntary sector staff and volunteers Unemployed Center for Somali Studies The center: studies and advances Somali language and literature, preserve Somali culture and heritage, documents and analyzes Somali history and political development. These are achieved by: undertaking research, organizing seminars, symposia and conferences, offering courses at the centre and on the internet, producing publications, establishing a library and an archive for records in print, microfiche, tape, electronic and film, creating