 The Somali National University ( SNU ) was established in the 1950s , during the <unk> period . In 1973 , its programmes and facilities were expanded . The SNU developed over the next 20 years into an expansive institution of higher learning , with 13 departments , 700 staff and over 15 @,@ 000 students . On 14 November 2013 , the Cabinet unanimously approved a federal government plan to reopen the Somali National University , which had been closed down in the early 1990s . The <unk> initiative cost US $ 3 @.@ 6 million , and was completed in August 2014 . 
