Global College of Engineering and Technology

The Global College of Engineering and Technology, GCET, is a private Higher Education Institution located in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. It was founded in 2014 and commenced operation with the first intake in the autumn of that year. The College is regulated by the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) and is affiliated with the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, UK on a franchise basis. This means that the awards of College’s academic programmes are issued by UWE.

Our Vision

The vision of the College is to be recognised nationally and internationally, as the leading private Higher Education College of choice for engineering and technology in the Sultanate of Oman and the wider MENA region.

Our Mission

The mission of the College is to provide locally accredited, and internationally recognized, higher education of quality, delivered through excellent teaching, learning, research, innovation, and community engagement, that equips graduates with the knowledge, skills, and competencies, to enable them to have fulfilling careers both locally and internationally.

• Providing high-quality learning opportunities that are driven by local vision and governed by high international standards.
• Producing graduates that have the skills and knowledge in their discipline areas, as well as critical thinking, hence are able to shape the future of the region and beyond.
• Disseminating and applying knowledge to further sustainable industrial, economic, cultural, environmental and social development of the Sultanate of Oman and the region.
• Continuing education and life-long learning that plays a key role in the up-skilling of the workforce in the Sultanate of Oman and the region.
• Carrying out research and enterprise activities that directly address the needs of the Sultanate of Oman and the wider region.