كليات التقنية العليا هي أكبر مؤسسة للتعليم العالي في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة. تم تأسيس الكليات في عام 1988 ويوجد لها حالياً فروع في معظم إمارات الدولة (أبوظبي، دبي، الشارقة، رأس الخيمة، الفجيرة، العين، مدينة زايد والرويس) . تعتبر الكلية في المرتبة السادسة عشر حسب الترتيب العالمي للجامعات لمنطقة الدول العربية، في الترتيب رقم 2269 في الترتيب العالمي. (ar)
The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT; Arabic: كليّات التقنيّة العليا) was established in 1988 and is the largest applied, higher education institution in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). During the 2019–2020 academic year, there were 14,246 female and 6,744 male students enrolled at 16 campuses and six academic divisions throughout the country. More than 67,000 UAE nationals are graduates of the institution. 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 accreditation: for example, the HCT's Bachelor of Education degree was developed with, and is certified by the University of Melbourne. 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. The HCT Chancellor is H.E. Nasser Bin Thani Juma Al Hamli, UAE Minister of Human Resources & Emiratization. Dr Tayeb A. Kamali was appointed as the Vice Chancellor in June 2005. Mohammed Omran Al Shamsi was made President of the Higher Colleges in 2013, an appointment that carried Ministerial rank. On March 17, 2015 Abdullatif M. Al Shamsi was appointed as HCT Vice Chancellor, by Federal Decree. He is now the President & CEO of HCT. (en)