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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
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During the 2020–2021 academic year, there were 14,889 female and 7,333 male students enrolled at 16 campuses and six academic divisions throughout the country. More than 71,000 UAE nationals are graduates of the institution. It has issued over 92,000 credentials to graduates since 1991.
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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
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was appointed as HCT Vice
Chancellor, by Federal Decree. He was subsequently appointed to the role of HCT President & CEO. In September 2022, Faisal Al Ayyan was appointed as HCT President & CEO.
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It became the UAE's first government higher education institution to obtain 100% accreditation of its academic programs, through the UAE's
Commission for Academic Accreditation (
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The HCT-Sharjah campuses are two of the 16 colleges that compose the Higher
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Khaimah Women's campus (RKW) has over 1,800 students and offers a wide variety of business and technical courses for Emirati women in
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It created a 3D Printed
Ventilator Splitter for treating multiple patients with a single ventilator in hospitals’ Intensive Care Units.
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Charter of
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It became the UAE's first approved university economic free zone with the inauguration of the HCT InnCuVation Spaces.
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