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Since it began, SNAIC has delivered training, research, student innovation and partnerships with national and international institutions. The Centre grew out of two years of joint AI work by the Faculty of Science, the Department of Computer Science and the University's Board before becoming a formal Centre of Excellence within Somali National University.
Ten SNU Computer Science lecturers completed hands-on training in Computer Vision, delivered with the Southern University of Science and Technology and organized by the Somali Embassy in China. The programme builds Somali expertise in computer vision for public safety.
SNU co-organized an AI training at EACON 2025 in Mogadishu for six SNU lecturers and more than 40 delegates from private and federal member state universities.
A dedicated Natural Language Processing track at AI Summit 2024 prepared lecturers to become trainers of trainers.
Lecturers passed their Computer Vision, AI and NLP training on to students, who applied it to the projects listed under SNU AI Talent.
SNU researchers publish on AI, Somali language technology, digital governance and Generative AI in higher education. See Research and Publications.
AI Summit 2026, in its second year, was organized by Somali National University with the National Communications Authority, the AI Somalia Community and Zamzam University of Science and Technology. It brought together government, industry and academia, and SNU students presented AI projects they built themselves.
Eight student-led AI projects across health, education, security, language and automation. See SNU AI Talent.
SNU is the drafting consultant for Somalia's National AI Strategy 2026–2030 and leads Somalia's national AI Readiness Assessment with UNESCO. See National Policy and Partnerships.
SNAIC is building a database of Somali AI specialists, starting with SNU's own specialists and designed to grow into a national registry. Partners, including the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), are invited to help build it.