University College of Applied Sciences

{{Short description|University in Gaza Strip, Palestine}}

{{Infobox university

| name = University College of Applied Sciences (UCAS)

| image = Ucas logo.jpg

| motto = Creating and developing together

| established = 1998

| type = Public

| president = Said Alzebda

| vice_president = Muhammad Mushtaha

| city = Gaza, Gaza Strip

| country = Palestine

| undergrad = 8500

| administrative_staff = 318

| campus = Gaza

| free = 2 sports teams

| website = https://en.ucas.edu.ps/

}}

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University College of Applied Sciences (UCAS) is a technical college in Gaza, Palestine founded in 1998. It offers 40 majors in engineering, health, technology, administration, education and the humanities.[http://www.ucas.edu.ps www.ucas.edu.ps College website] The school had a student population of 6,000 with its main campus is 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 Israel–Hamas war on 19 October 2023.{{Cite web |title=الدفاع المدني بغزة: جيش إسرائيل يفجر ويقصف مباني جامعة في تل الهوى |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/ar/%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%AC%D8%B1-%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%81-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%88%D9%89/3294057 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=www.aa.com.tr}} Israeli forces then shelled Palestinians living amid the rubble of the university on January 22, 2024.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-19 |title=2023-10-19 University College of Applied Sciences, Gaza |url=https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2023-10-19-university-college-of-applied-sciences-gaza/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Scholars at Risk |language=en-US}} The university's president, prominent academic Said Alzebda, was killed during the Gaza War on 31 December 2023.{{Cite web |last=Galil |first=Tarek A. el |date=2024-01-04 |title=غزة تودع الأكاديمي سعيد الزبدة بنيران الاحتلال الإسرائيلي.. ودورات تدريبية لتعليم مدرسي اللغة العربية في لندن |url=https://www.al-fanarmedia.org/ar/2024/01/%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Al-Fanar Media |language=ar}}

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.{{Cite web |date=25 August 2024 |title=الكلية الجامعية للعلوم التطبيقية في غزة تطلق مشروعا لدمج طلبة العلوم الصحية في القطاع الطبي بتمويل كويتي من الهيئة الخيرية الإسلام العالمية |url=https://x.com/edunewskw/status/1827663000104247444 |website=X - Kuwait Education News}}

UCAS is a member of the International Association of Universities.{{Cite web |title=University College of Applied Sciences – Higher Education and research for Sustainable Development |url=https://iau-hesd.net/index.php/university/university-college-applied-sciences |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=iau-hesd.net}}