Το Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης είναι Ανώτατο Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα της Ελλάδας. Βρίσκεται στο Ακρωτήρι Χανίων, στο Νομό Χανίων, 7 χλμ. βορειοανατολικά της πόλης. Ιδρύθηκε το 1977 και αποτελείται από πέντε ενεργά τμήματα.
The Technical University of Crete is a state University under the supervision of the Ministry of Education and was founded in 1977 in Chania, Crete. The first students were admitted in 1984. The campus is located on a panoramic site in the peninsula of Akrotiri and covers an area of 750 acres, 7 km Northeast of Chania. Library, cafeterias, and students' dormitories are located on campus. The purpose of the institution is to conduct research, to provide under-graduate and graduate educational programs in modern engineering fields as well as to develop links with the Greek industry.