Higher Institute for Applied Science and Technology
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The Higher Institute for Applied Science and Technology (HIAST) is an engineering and technology institute in Damascus
, Syria
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It was founded in 1983 and offers the degrees of Graduate Diploma, Master and Doctorate.
It conducts research jointly with several public and private organizations in Syria, as well as on the regional and international levels.
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
, Syria
Syria
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It was founded in 1983 and offers the degrees of Graduate Diploma, Master and Doctorate.
It conducts research jointly with several public and private organizations in Syria, as well as on the regional and international levels.
Famous alumni
- Ghassan Assi, Dean of HIAST 2004-2008, Actual Head of the Higher Commission of Research
- Omran Kouba, Dean of HIAST 2002-2004, Mathematician.
- Imad Abdel Ghani SabouniImad Abdel Ghani SabouniEmad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni is the current minister of communications and technology of Syria.-Early life, education and career:...
, Minister of Communications 2007- - Rakan Razouk, computer scientist, Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology of Damascus University 2003-2005, Chairman of the Syrian Computer Society (SCS) 2007-* , Vice president for Research Activities of Damascus University
- Ammar Kheirbek, computer scientist, Head of the Information Systems Department in the Faculty of Information Technology of Damascus University 2001-2007, Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs 2007-2009, Dean of the Faculty of Information Technolog 2009-*
- Nawar Al-Awa, electrical engineer, Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology in Damascus 2005-2009
- Ammar Joukhadar, computer scientist, Head of the Artificial Intelligence Department in the Faculty of Information Technology of Damascus University 2004-2007
- Maher Suleiman, computer scientist, computer scientist, Head of Computer Science Department in HIAST 2007-2009, Director of ISE Program in the Syrian Virtual University 2005-2010, Actual Head of National Commission for Network Services 2009-*
- Khalil Ajami, computer scientist, Head of Computer Science Department in HIAST 2009-*, Director of BIT Program in the Syrian Virtual University 2005-*