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Institute of Applied Technology
The Institute of Applied Technology offers Career-based Technical Education (CTE) in English at the secondary and tertiary levels. The institute’s five campuses are located in the United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, Ras Al Khaima and Al Fujairah. The Institute was founded in 2005 through Royal decree of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, Ruler of Abu Dhabi as a corporate body with full financial and administrative independence. IAT’s vision is to create a world class-system of technical education for the UAE that will produce the scientists, engineers and technicians needed for the UAE to evolve into a highly sophisticated base. As economic, social and technological change gathers pace, people everywhere need to develop their knowledge and skills, on a continuous basis, so that they can live and work meaningfully. The responsibilities of the Institute as follows: • Establish Technical and Technological institutes and training centers in the emirate (of Abu Dhabi) with the specializations and majors determined by the Board of Trustees. • Provide specialized programs to the graduates of the applied technology institutes in the fields of the industrial technology. • Conducting need analysis for National industries and provide appropriate technological specializations in order to meet the needs of such industries from National manpower. • Providing specialized training programs to qualify the technical manpower in the State and coordinate with the competent authorities to qualify their employees for career advancement. • Providing technical consultation in the field of employee qualification in all technological, industrial, and technical fields for all bodies in the State. • Managing technical and technological institutes and training centers in the State and entering necessary arrangement to achieve the same. • Qualifying and training of the students of the Institute to secure scientific and technological degrees in the fields approved by the Board of Trustees. • Entering Agreements to enable the Institute from achieving its objects. • Any other responsibilities delegated to the Institute by the executive council. Applied Technology’s growing learning community is comprised of more than 3000 students, 400 teaching staff and 260 support professionals. Institute of Applied Technology curriculum is based on the same theories and principles adopted in modernized technical career education, necessitated by 21st century economic norms, where a rigorous academic core is integrated with technological proficiencies, workplace skills and values of upright citizenry. Institute of Applied Technology will be opening Al Ain International Aviation Academy located next to the airport in Al Ain. Emirati students will be able to receive professional training for jobs as aircraft engineers, technicians and other specialist roles.Website: http://www.iat.ac.ae
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