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[1]
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 is linked to the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center.