University College of Applied Sciences
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الكلية الجامعية للعلوم التطبيقية | |
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| Motto | Creating and developing together |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1998 |
| President | Said Alzebda |
| Vice-president | Muhammad Mushtaha |
Administrative staff | 318 |
| Undergraduates | 8500 |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Gaza |
| Website | https://en.ucas.edu.ps/ |
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University College of Applied Sciences (UCAS) is a technical college in Gaza, Palestine founded in 1998. UCAS is a member of the International Association of Universities.[1] UCAS offers 40 majors in engineering, health, technology, administration, education and the humanities.[2] The school had a student population of 8,500 with its main campus in Gaza City. The College offers undergraduate degrees in a number of specializations such as education technology, technological management and planning, and geographic information systems.[2]
Its campus buildings were completely destroyed by Israeli bombing during the Israeli genocide on 19 October 2023.[3] Israeli forces then shelled Palestinians living amid the rubble of the university on January 22, 2024.[4] The university's president, prominent academic Said Alzebda, was killed during the Gaza Genocide on 31 December 2023.[5]
Despite the destruction of its campus, in August 2024 the university announced a project to integrate medical students directly into Gaza's health sector via a five-month training program funded by Kuwait.[6]
- Educational technology
- Technology management
- Geographic Information Systems
- Applied Accounting
- Development planning[7]
Diploma programs
- Information Technology
- Library Science & Information Management
- Multimedia Technology
- Geographic Information Systems
- Designing and Developing Web Sites
- Databases and Programs
- Administration and Financial Science
- Accounting
- Administration & Office Automation
- Administration & Office Automation
- Sales Representative
- Engineering Professions
- Surveying
- Architecture
- Interior Design
- Arts & Crafts
- Civil Engineering
- Autotronics Engineering
- Aluminum Technician (Professional Diploma - 1 year)
- Automotive Transmission Technician
- Educational Science
- Early Childhood Education
- Supervision in Childhood Associations
- Physical Education
- Health Professions
- Nursing
- Surgical Technologist
- Medical Secretary
- Midwife Nursing
- Anesthesia and Resuscitation Technologies
- Dentist Assistant
- Humanity Studies
- Islamic Studies (Preachers)
- Public Relations & Advertising
- Social Work
- Secretarial & Legal Studies
- Computer Tech. & Industrial Professions
- Electromech Technician
- Computer Maintenance
- Electronics Instruments Technology
- Internet and Computer Networks
- Science Lab Technologist
- (NEW) Information Security Engineering
- Rehabilitation Science
- Articulation and Speech Problem Therapy
- Community-based Rehabilitation
- Physical Therapy
- Orthotics & Prosthetics[8]
Business incubator
UCAS has a start-up Business incubator that supports entrepreneurs in the Gaza Strip. It is a non-profit incubator that is 100% donor-funded to help aspiring entrepreneurs turn their ideas into successful businesses.[citation needed]
