The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech, Ja.) is a public university established in 1958 as the Jamaica Institute of Technology and granted full university status on 1 September 1995 under the University of Technology, Jamaica Act 27 of 1999.

UTech is one of the island’s leading tertiary institutions with a student population exceeding 11,500. The university offers over 100 programmes across faculties of Business & Management, Health Sciences, Engineering & Computing, Law, Education, and the Built Environment, at certificate, diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels.

UTech is governed by a University Council and funded primarily through annual subventions from the Government of Jamaica, supplemented by student tuition and fees. For the 2026/27, the government has allocated 3.8 billion to support the university.