The University of Technology, Jamaica, formerly the College of Arts, Science and Technology, is a public university in Jamaica. The university was founded as the Jamaica Institute of Technology in 1958. The following year it was incorporated as the College of Arts, Science and Technology, and was formally recognised by an Act of Parliament in 1964. It was …The University of Technology, Jamaica, formerly the College of Arts, Science and Technology, is a public university in Jamaica. The university was founded as the Jamaica Institute of Technology in 1958. The following year it was incorporated as the College of Arts, Science and Technology, and was formally recognised by an Act of Parliament in 1964. It was granted degree awarding powers in 1986 and a governing council and academic board were established. The college gained university status, under its current name, on 1 September 1995, and permanent provision for the university was made by the University of Technology, Jamaica Act 27, which became law on 29 June 1999.
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