University College of Applied Sciences
الكلية الجامعية للعلوم التطبيقية | |
| Motto | Creating and developing together |
|---|---|
| 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/ |
University College of Applied Sciences (UCAS) is a technical college in Gaza, Palestine founded in 1998. UCAS is a member of the International Association of Universities. UCAS offers 40 majors in engineering, health, technology, administration, education and the humanities. The school had a student population of 8,500 with its main campus in Gaza City. The College offers undergraduate degrees in a number of specializations such as education technology, technological management and planning, and geographic information systems.
Its campus buildings were completely destroyed by Israeli bombing during the Israeli genocide on 19 October 2023. Israeli forces then shelled Palestinians living amid the rubble of the university on January 22, 2024. The university's president, prominent academic Said Alzebda, was killed during the Gaza Genocide on 31 December 2023.
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 by Kuwait.