University of Science and Technology, Yemen

The University of Science and Technology Yemen (USTY) was earlier established in 1994 as the National College of Science and Technology. It is a non-profit private university which has seen enormous growth and development over the years. For the last several years until now, it was voted as the best private university in Yemen. Through careful academic planning it has become a major provider of higher education in Yemen, standing head-to-head even with major public universities. It has a modern teaching hospital which also provides medical care to the public. It’s Business School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, (AACSB). In cooperation with foreign universities, it runs degree programs at undergraduate and graduate levels. Its own academic programs have seen expansion, and it now has eight faculties: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences - Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Pharmacy - Faculty of Dentistry - Faculty of Administrative Sciences - Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences -Faculty of Open Education -and Faculty of Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research. The establishment of the Faculty of Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research underlines the emphasis and focus on developing human potential in Yemen. USTY believes that for Yemen to change, it must have trained human resources at higher levels. For now it has 3 programs at doctoral level and 15 programs at Masters level. With active research by the academic staff and work done by graduate students for their masters or doctoral thesis, USTY would eventually attain the rank of a Research University. USTY also has five branches throughout Yemen, a special branch for girls in Sana’a as USTY offers separate education for both girls and boys, and sixteen learning, research and consultation centres. It also has several coordinating learning offices worldwide which supports it Distance Learning programs. It revamped its academic progra...