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Line 1: {{For|the university in [[Oman]]|Higher College of Technology}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox university Line 33 ⟶ 35: }} The '''Higher Colleges of Technology''' '''(HCT)''' ({{lang-ar|كليّات التقنيّة العليا}}) is a public [[institute of technology]] with 16 campuses and facilities throughout the [[United Arab Emirates]]. Founded in 1988 by [[Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan|Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak al-Nahyan]], it is the largest applied higher educational institution in the country. During the The HCT has formal alliances with a number of international tertiary education and training institutions, and corporate partnerships with local and multinational companies. Some programs have international [[School accreditation|accreditation]]: for example, the HCT's [[Bachelor of Education]] degree was developed with, and is certified by the [[University of Melbourne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hct.ac.ae/programs/aspx/education.aspx |title=Higher Colleges of Technology |publisher=Hct.ac.ae |date=2010-09-16 |access-date=2010-09-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823213537/http://www.hct.ac.ae/programs/aspx/education.aspx |archive-date=23 August 2010}}</ref> HCT is the first educational institution in the UAE to be named as an [[Free economic zone|economic free zone]], as declared in the Fifty-Year Charter of [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum]], UAE Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai. It is one of the first six higher education institutions in the world to receive accreditation from the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), UK’s global leader in quality assurance for higher [https://hct.ac.ae/en/ education]. The [[CERT (Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training)]] is the commercial arm of the Higher Colleges of Technology, developing and providing education, training and applied technology for public and private sector clients, since 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hct.ac.ae/cert/aspx/cert.aspx |title=Higher Colleges of Technology |publisher=Hct.ac.ae |date=2010-06-17 |access-date=2010-09-27}}</ref> The HCT Chancellor is '''Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT)''' is accredited by the [[Commission for Academic Accreditation (United Arab Emirates)|Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA)]], the UAE Federal Government's quality assurance agency for higher education. To check the CAA's active accredited programs at '''Higher Colleges of Technology''' '''(HCT)''', visit this [https://www.caa.ae/Pages/Institutes/Details.aspx?GUID=129 link]. == History == In 1985, In 1988, Federal Law No 2 established the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hct.ac.ae/files/Decree_2_1988.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 August 2011 |archive-date=31 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331073226/http://www.hct.ac.ae/files/Decree_2_1988.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> == Campuses == The Higher Colleges of Technology has 16 campuses across the UAE, with separate male and female campuses located in the cities of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Fujairah, Madinat Zayed, Ras Al Khaimah, Ruwais and Sharjah. In August 2023, it opened a new campus in Baniyas, Abu Dhabi, replacing its campuses located in Abu Dhabi city. ===Ras Al Khaimah Women's campus === Ras Al Khaimah Women's campus (RKW) has over ===The HCT-Sharjah Men's and Women's campuses=== The HCT-Sharjah campuses are two of the 16 colleges that compose the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The '''Sharjah Women's campus''' (SJW) was established in 1997<ref>{{cite web|title=Sharjah Women's College|url=http://www.hct.ac.ae/colleges/swc/|publisher=Higher College of Technology}}</ref> and the '''Sharjah Men's campus''' (SJM) in 1998.<ref name="Sharjah Men's College">{{cite web|title=Sharjah Men's College|url=http://www.hct.ac.ae/colleges/smc/|publisher=Higher College of Technology}}</ref> The current Executive Director of the Sharjah campuses is ===Madinat Zayed and Ruwais campuses === New campuses were opened in 2007 for both men and women in the Al Dhafrah region of the Abu Dhabi Emirate in the cities of [[Madinat Zayed]] and [[Ruwais]]. The current Executive Director of the Madinat Zayed and Ruwais campuses is == Initiatives == Line 66 ⟶ 73: * It created a 3D Printed Ventilator Splitter for treating multiple patients with a single ventilator in hospitals’ Intensive Care Units.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Weqaya|title=HCT develops and manufactures 3D Printed Ventilator Splitter in UAE's Fight Against Coronavirus|url=https://www.weqaya.ae/en/posts/hct-develops-and-manufactures-3d-printed-ventilator-splitter-in-uaes-fight-against-coronavirus|access-date=2021-01-26|website=Weqaya|language=en-US}}</ref> * It launched the UAE’s first Artificial Intelligence Academy, with the National Program for Artificial intelligence.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-30|title=AI skills academy launched to empower Emiratis|url=https://www.cert.ae/media/ai-skills-academy-launched-to-empower-emiratis/|access-date=2021-01-26|website=CERT - Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training - Higher Colleges of Technology|language=en}}</ref> * It became the * Agreed with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (MOHRE) to provide training and upskilling for 18,000 Emirati students through the National Training Program.<ref>{{Cite web|title=News {{!}} Media Center {{!}} Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratisation|url=https://www.mohre.gov.ae/en/media-centre/news/9/12/2020/mohre-and-hct-showcase-package-of-training-qualification-and-entrepreneurship-programs-for-emiratis-at-sheikh-zayed-festival.aspx|access-date=2021-01-26|website=www.mohre.gov.ae}}</ref> * It became the == Notable alumni == * [[Saeed Al Nazari]], UAE government officials * [[Hala Badri]], director general of [[Dubai Culture and Arts Authority]] * [[Mona Ghanem Al Marri]], director general of the [[Government of Dubai Media Office]] * [[Tarik bin Faisal Al-Qasimi]], chairman of [[ENSHAA PSC]] * [[Sara Musallam]], business woman and politician == Notes == | |||