An education revolution, rooted in access.
Supported by the PLO Lumumba Foundation, The Unity University pairs free education with market-driven skills that make graduates genuinely employable.
Granted Operational License No. 1 in January 2020, Unity is an accredited, non-profit institution in Hargeisa and Monrovia — Africa’s first tuition-free university, home to a Pan-African community from more than ten nations.
From foundation to master’s.
A modular semester system taught in English, with one clear pathway through three levels of study.
A mandatory 7-month Higher Education Certificate building academic writing, critical thinking and ICT.
Step 2 — Bachelor’sNine trimesters — three academic years — across five faculties.
Step 3 — Master’sPostgraduate programs offered in all faculties, in seven specialization areas.
Five faculties. One mission.
Nine-trimester bachelor’s degrees and master’s programs built around employability.
Business & Management
Entrepreneurial, market-driven programs
Computing & IT
ICT for Africa’s digital decade
Health Sciences
The region’s health workforce
Education
Teachers and leaders
Social Sciences
Administration & social work
Growing, every graduation.
From the first foundation certificates to full master’s cohorts — in five years.
January 2020 — License No. 1
Granted the first operational license by the National Commission for Higher Education, Somaliland.
December 2022 — First graduation
The inaugural Foundation Certificate cohort crosses the stage.
October 2023 — First degrees
Foundation Certificates and the university’s first Bachelor’s degrees conferred.
October 2024 — First Master’s
Bachelor’s, Master’s and Foundation graduates in a single ceremony.
October 2025 — Class of 2025
Our largest cohort yet, across all three levels of study.
A Pan-African community.
3,000+ students from more than ten nations, across two campuses.
Four graduations since 2022 — each larger than the last.
Clubs, student activities and a growing alumni network.
Campuses in Hargeisa, Somaliland and Monrovia, Liberia.
Your journey starts here.
Tuition-free. Merit-driven. Four steps to enrollment.
Check requirements — high school certificate (UG) or honors bachelor’s (Master’s).
Prepare originals, certified transcripts and two passport-sized photos.
Submit your application with the one-time admission fee.
Join the 7-month Foundation and begin your degree pathway.
