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DAE confident of meeting need for personnel

The Dubai Aerospace Enterprise University (DAE University) is confident of meeting the need for aircraft personnel in the GCC region and the Indian subcontinent.

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  • Published: 23:54 November 11, 2007
  • Gulf News

Dubai: The Dubai Aerospace Enterprise University (DAE University) is confident of meeting the need for aircraft personnel in the GCC region and the Indian subcontinent.

Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman, managing director of DAE, said: "DAE University's Centre for Research and Innovation employs the expertise of our world-class faculty and of our university partners to offer the regional aviation and aerospace industries capabilities in applied research, and to meet the need for new technologies and business models."

First graduates

The first class of DAE University will graduate in the 2011-12 academic year.

DAE University will open a new division - the DAE Flight Academy - in February 2008. The academy will offer a programme to produce highly-qualified first officer candidates in 12-14 months. Eight new accredited programmes will also be launched by DAE University in 2008.

An aviation and aero-space market research firm has estimated the GCC and subcontinent will need nearly 700,000 skilled positions in the civil aviation sector to be filled by 2015.

"Our institution will be optimally placed to fulfil the industry's needs for the next two decades." said Dr George H Ebbs, President and CEO, DAE University.

The Centre for Research and Innovation, one of DAE University's three divisions, uses local cost data and traffic trends to help new airlines develop business models for the region.

The DAE Centre for Management Education provides continuing education for aviation and aerospace professionals.

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