The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) is the UAE’s largest applied higher educational institution, with over 23,000 students attending modern, technology-oriented men's and women's campuses throughout the UAE. The HCT has a strong reputation for embedding innovative teaching and learning methods and technologies in its pedagogy, and is at the cutting-edge of the UAE's drive to modernize and diversify the economy towards one that is primarily knowledge-based. As a result, HCT’s teaching methods and technology usage are the most modern available, and focus on student engagement, achievement, growth and success.