Institute of Applied Technology

About Institute of Applied Technology

With state-of the-art facilities and excellent support services, The Institute of Applied Technology offers Career-based Technical Education (CTE) in English at the secondary and tertiary levels. The Mission of the Institute of Applied Technology (IAT) is to “Create a world-class Career Technical Education system that will produce the scientists, engineers and technicians needed for the UAE to build a knowledge-based economy.” The Secondary level education is delivered through the Applied Technology High School (ATHS) System at IAT which was the first International high school system – outside the US – to achieve the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) District accreditation. The ATHS’s seven campuses are located in the United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, Ras Al Khaima and Al Fujairah; with its directorate located in Abu Dhabi. Along with secondary education program, driven by UAE industry needs, IAT has developed a curriculum targeting for career clusters: • Engineering Sciences Cluster: In this cluster, students can study general science subjects or energy related topics • Applied Engineering Cluster: In this cluster, students can focus on Electrical or Mechanical subjects. • Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Cluster. • Health Science & Technology (HST) Cluster. In addition, IAT encompasses higher learning start-ups in aviation, health education and multiple high-tech disciplines. IAT offers a unique opportunity to prepare its graduates for their post-secondary future by participating in personalized work-integrated learning processes and programs that are driven by academic rigor and delivered using student-centered methods.