Middle East Technical University signs MoU with Higher Colleges of Technology

Notes and media contacts

About Middle East Technical University:

Middle East Technical University located in Ankara, Turkey is a state university founded in 1956. It is one of Turkey's most competitive universities, with 23,000 students enrolled of which 4,100 are in masters and 2,400 are in doctorate programs.

METU has 40 undergraduate programs within 5 faculties. Additionally, there are 5 Graduate Schools with 93 masters and 61 doctorate programs. Each year, among the students taking the National University Entrance Examination, over 1/3 of the 1000 applicants with the highest scores attend METU. Due to the high demand towards METU is so great, most of our departments accept only the top 1% of the approximately 1.5m applicants taking the National University Entrance Examination. Over 40% of METU's students go on to graduate school.

About Higher Colleges of Technology

The Higher Colleges of Technology established in 1988 is the largest and most progressive of the higher educational institutions in the UAE. Nearly 17,000 UAE National students are enrolled at its 16 campuses across the country.

HCT is a leader in education and training. HCT staff, at the forefront of their subject areas, work closely with students to deliver innovative curriculum in technologically advanced facilities. HCT offers programs in Applied Communications, Business, Engineering, Health Sciences, Information Technology and Education. It is HCT's commitment to quality and its strong student focus which places HCT graduates in particular demand.

For more information contact:

Dean Hoke
Head of Institutional Development
Higher Colleges of Technology
Tel: +971 2-6922-716