UAE: Abdullah bin Zayed launches new 5-year strategy for Higher Institute of Technology

The strategy aims to develop a new work roadmap for the applied education model in line with the vision of the UAE leadership to build a highly skilled, proficient and ready UAE workforce to effectively respond to rapid change and transformation and improve the country competitiveness in the future. Build a sustainable economy.

Sheikh Abdullah said, “Investing in human development has been one of the fundamental foundations of the UAE’s journey and forward-looking vision for the future since the federation’s inception.”

He affirmed the UAE leadership’s support for all development plans and initiatives of higher education institutions aimed at improving the quality of educational services based on international performance and evaluation standards to produce products that meet the needs of future jobs as well as the requirements of the country’s priority industries and vital sectors.

Sheikh Abdullah was briefed by HCT Principal Dr Al Ayyan on the ongoing strategic transformation of HCT, who said the new strategy aims to achieve a paradigm shift in the concept of applied education through three core pillars: Inclusion, Sustainability and Integrity .

Dr. Al Ayyan said that the 2023-2028 strategy will focus on “applied education” to achieve a greater focus on educational goals and vocational training programmes, introduce new programs that meet the needs of the labor market, and meet international standards for applied education in educational institutions.

Dr. Al Ayyan announced that the new academic year 2023-2024 will enroll in five foundation courses: Health Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering and Science Technology, Computer and Information Science, and Education. “With the launch of the new track, more than 8,000 students are expected to be admitted, an increase of about 31 percent over the previous academic year,” he added.

Sheikh Abdullah was also briefed on the new HCT Bani Yas campus in Abu Dhabi, which will welcome more than 10,000 students in the new school year. He also witnessed the signing ceremony of cooperation agreements between HCT and 11 strategic partners.