Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (Damascus)

The Higher Institute of 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.