Higher Colleges of Technology

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Higher Colleges of Technology


Established	1988
Type	Public
Chancellor	HE Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Tayeb A. Kamali
Faculty	950
Students	16,500
Location	14 campuses located in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Campus	Abu Dhabi Men's College, Abu Dhabi Women's College, Al Ain Men's College, Al Ain Women's College, Dubai Men's College, Dubai Women's College, Fujairah Men's College, Fujairah Women's College, Ras Al Khaimah Men's College, Ras Al Khaimah Women's College, Sharjah Men's College, Sharjah Women's College
Mascot	Falcon
Website	http://www.hct.ac.ae/

The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) was established in 1988, and is now the largest institution of higher learning in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with over 16,500 students. During the 2005 - 2006 academic year there were 9897 female and 6641 male students enrolled at 14 campuses throughout the country. More than 19,000 UAE nationals are graduates of the instititution.

The HCT provides post-secondary education in business, education, engineering technology, information technology, communications technology and health sciences.

The HCT places a strong emphasis on an innovative, project-driven and student-centred curriculum. English is used as the medium of instruction, with faculty recruited from around the world.

The HCT has formal alliances with a number of international tertiary education and training institutions, and corporate partnerships with local and multinational companies. Many courses have international accreditation: for example, the HCT's Bachelor of Education degree was developed with, and is certified by the University of Melbourne, Australia, and a Master of Education program is conducted in collaboration with Deakin University, Australia.

The CERT (Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training) is the commercial arm of the Higher Colleges of Technology, and is in the business of developing and providing education, training and applied technology for public and private sector clients.

The Chancellor of the HCT is His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, also UAE Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. The Vice Chancellor, appointed in June 2005, is Dr. Tayeb A. Kamali.

The central administration of the HCT is located in capital city of the UAE, Abu Dhabi.