HIGHER COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY
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UAE ’ s Higher Colleges of Technology takes education into the digital age
Radical reforms Prof . Al Shamsi has been developing his educational philosophy in publications for more than a decade , passionately promoting the need to revamp education – to rethink it in the light of present-day realities and emerging technologies like IoT and robotics . “ We are fed up with the traditional ways of delivering instruction . For the present generation the traditional model of classroom teaching has become boring , and it creates the attitude of ' I just want to get my degree and get out of here : after that , I ' ll think about what work I ' m going to do !’ I was drawing attention to the implications of the fourth industrial revolution before that term became current , and I am proud of that and the interest it has attracted .”
He has led the growth of HCT for six years now , and is pleased with the steep rate of progress to date , while anticipating further huge changes in the coming five years . “ With 16 separate campuses and 23,000 students ,
“ We are fed up with the traditional ways of delivering instruction ”
ABDULLATIF ALSHAMSI PRESIDENT & CEO , HIGHER COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY
we have a secure place on the global academic scene , but we are more concerned with the applied nature of our programme : to prepare our youth to serve and to be the number one choice for employers in different industry and business sectors . We maintain the academic rigour of our courses to the highest international level while always keeping a clear eye on real-world relevance . We think we have a different educational blend , one that is more demanding .”
304 December 2021