Higher Colleges of Technology

Founded in 1988, the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) is a federal public higher education institution and the largest applied higher education institution in the United Arab Emirates. It operates as an approved university economic free zone and offers applied academic programs in fields including business, engineering technology and science, computer and information science, health sciences, education, and applied media.

Short name

HCT

Emirate

Federal

Type

Academic institution

Part of

Federal Government

Official website

hct.ac.ae

Phone

🇦🇪 +971 800 663428

Email

[email protected]

Founded

1988

Established by

Federal Law No 2 of 1988

Headquarters

Abu Dhabi

Ownership

Government

Sector

Higher Education

Founders

Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan

Organisation chart

Federal Government

Higher Colleges of Technology

Board of directors

Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi Chancellor of the Higher Colleges of Technology; Chancellor A Abdulrahman Abdulmannan Al Awar Chancellor

Ahmed Talib Al Shamsi HCT Board Member; Member of the Board of Trustees Fatima Mohammed AlJoker HCT Board Member; Member of the Board of Trustees Hala Youssef Badri Board Member; Member of the Board of Trustees Hala Badri Member of the Board of Trustees Huda Issa Buhumaid Member of the Board of Trustees Malek Sultan Al Malek Member of the Board of Trustees Mubarak Saeed AlShamsi Member of the Board of Trustees Samer Saif Al-Samahi Member of the Board of Trustees A AbdulRahman bin AbdulManan Al Awar Member of the Board of Trustees

Leadership and executive management

Faisal Alayyan President & CEO Faisal Al Ayyan President and CEO

Michael Koh Acting Chief Academic Officer Mohammed Al Nuaimi Vice President - Shared Services Sumaya Abdulaziz Al Hosani Vice President - Strategy and Future Khalid Mohammed Al Nuaimi Director of Communications; Senior Manager of Outreach and Engagement

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