The Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) was founded by the late Prof. Ze'ev Lev (William Low) in 1969 and has grown into one of Israel's major academic institutions of higher education that specializes in high-tech engineering, industrial management and life and health sciences. As one of Israel's main accredited engineering schools recognized by Israel's Council of Higher Education, JCT graduates approximately many of Israel's high tech engineers and most of its electro – optic engineers.

The fields of study in which our students earn their degrees are: Physics & Electro-Optics Engineering, Physics & Medical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Industrial Engineering & Management, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Managerial Accounting & Information Systems, and Technology Management and Marketing. The College plays an important role in building the economic infrastructure of Israel in general and Jerusalem in particular, having helped to establish through its faculty and graduates over sixty high-tech companies.