Emirates Aviation College attracts huge response at GETEX

Notes and media contacts

For more information on registration, contact the college's office on Tel: +9714 282 4000.

Contact:

Frances Barton, Emirates Corporate Communications. Tel: (+9714) 203 2144, Mob: (+97150) 650 3900 visit: www.emirates.com

The Aerospace and Academic Studies facility offers a range of career programmes tailored to meet the personnel requirements of the aerospace industry, travel & tourism and business management.

Academic degree programmes

The college offers three bachelor degree programmes in Air Transport Management, Aeronautical Engineering and Tourism Management, all accredited by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

In addition, the college offers the Coventry University Final Year Bachelor (Honours) programme. The BEng. (Honours) degrees, which are awarded by Coventry University, are in the fields of Aerospace Systems, Avionics Technology and Electronics Engineering. Higher National Diploma (HND) students and graduates who hold HNDs in either Aerospace Engineering or Electronics and Computer Engineering can complete their bachelor degree with this one-year programme.

The Centres of Excellence & Applied Research

The centre of Excellence recognises the importance of providing a sound vocational education structure based on the needs of industry in the UAE, the region and beyond. On completion of high school or secondary education, students can follow the path of "learning by doing", acquiring both knowledge and skills that allow them to form a greater understanding of the needs and practices of the workplace. This might be in preparation for a career as an aircraft engineer, an IT specialist a hotel manager or a business entrepreneur.

The centre offers diplomas in:

Aerospace Engineering
Electronics & Computer Engineering
Business Management
Travel & Tourism Management
The Centre for Applied Research also works closely with industry to find solutions to critical industrial issues. Faculty members and postgraduate research students from the Centre of Excellence provide the research expertise and manpower to engage in such industrial research.