Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology

Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST)

الْمَعْهَدُ الْعَالِي لِلْعُلُومِ التَّطْبِيقِيَّةِ وَالتِّكْنُولُوجِيَا
Type	Public university
Established	1983
Director	Omran Kouba
Location	Damascus and Aleppo , Syria
Website	hiast.edu.sy/en

The Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST) (Arabic: الْمَعْهَدُ الْعَالِي لِلْعُلُومِ التَّطْبِيقِيَّةِ وَالتِّكْنُولُوجِيِّ, romanized: al-Maʿhad al-ʿĀlī li l-ʿUlūm at-Taṭbīqīyat wa t-Tiknūlūjī) is center of excellence for higher education, research & development in Damascus, Syria. It belongs to the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center.