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 atechnical college inGaza,Palestine founded in 1998. UCAS is a member of theInternational 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 inGaza 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 academicSaid Alzebda, was killed during theGaza 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 byKuwait.[6]
UCAS has a start-upBusiness 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]
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