The University of Science and Technology, Yemen () refers to two universities located in Yemen.
History The University of Science and Technology Yemen was established in 1994 as the National College of Science and Technology as a non-profit private university.
The university is a member of the Association of Arab Universities, Arab Higher Education Institutions, Arab Network for Open and Distance Education, the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World, the Federation of International Universities, and the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE).
, the university has 9,496 students and 605 faculty.
Houthi takeover
In early 2020, five years after the Houthi takeover of Yemen, the Houthi militia seized control of the University headquarters and branches in Sanaa, Ibb, Al-Hudaydah, and Taiz, and twice arrested its president, Hamid Aqlan. The militia appointed Adel Al-Mutawakkil as president and over time replaced many staff and faculty with relatives and other Houthi loyalists.
In August 2020, the university's previous administration announced that it had moved the university's headquarters to Yemen's interim capital, Aden, and bore no responsibility for activities imposed at university branches controlled by the Houthi. The Yemen government has invalidated education degrees issued by the Houthi-controlled university.
Centers International Language Center University Book Center Center for Talent Development Medical Education Center GIS Center for Training and Research Center for Renewable Energy and Electronic Design Center for Studies, Research and Engineering Consultations
Faculties 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 and Computing Faculty of Humanities and Administrative Sciences Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education Deanship of Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research
Journals The Arab Journal for Quality Assurance of Higher Education (AJQHI), published in collaboration with the General Secretariat of the Association of Arab Universities The International Journal for Talent Development (IJTD), published by the Centre of Talent Development The Journal of Social Studies (JSS), published by the faculty of humanities and administrative sciences The Journal of Science & Technology (JST), published by the faculty of computing and engineering Yemeni Journal for Medical Sciences, published by the faculty of medicine and health sciences
Rankings In 2026, QS World University Rankings gave it a rank of 201–250 in the Arab region.
In 2022's Webometrics Ranking of World Universities the university was ranked within the top-two in Yemen.
Notable alumni Tawakkol Karman earned an undergraduate degree in commerce.C. Jacobs. 24 October 2011. "Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman – A Profile." Middle East Research Institute, Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No.752. Retrieved 24 October 2011 MEMRI She was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. She is the first Yemeni citizen and first Arab woman to win a Nobel Prize. Hamza Abdi Barre, Prime Minister of Somalia
Presidents Dawood Al-Hidabi, 1994–2007 Abdulfattah Thiyab, 2007–2009 Hameed M. Aklan, 2009–2020
Aden Abdulghany Hameed, 2020–present
Sanna Adel Al-Mutawakkil, 2020–? Al-Kasem Mohammed Abbas ?–present
See also List of Islamic educational institutions List of universities in Yemen
References
External links Official website