Aerospace varsity takes off as Keyamo hails facilities

All is set for the full take-off of academic activities at the temporary campus of the African Aviation and Aerospace University at Bill Clinton Drive along Abuja Airport road. 

This comes as the Minister of Aviation, Mr Festus Keyamo, personally inspected facilities at the complex and described them as good enough to provide students with international qualifications, including the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and World Meterological Organisation (WMO) certifications.

Touring the university on Wednesday, Keyamo noted that the institution has been in collaboration and affiliations with internationally renowned organizations and schools such as Qatar Government, Swinburne University Australia, University of Coventry UK, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, and most recently, Emirates Aviation University, Dubai.

Keyemo added that the preparation to commence the development of the permanent site for the University was in top gear, as the school is currently situated on a temporary campus owned by the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB).

“The academic journey has already commenced with the admission of 28 undergraduate pioneer students with 14 students each in both Aviation Business and Meteorology. This was done via successfully collaborating with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The School of Postgraduate is opening its application portal for M.Sc. programmes this Month” he added.

The University Registrar, Mustapha Sheik, explained that it  offers two courses for undergraduates for now and intends to increase the courses in next year’s academic session. He pointed out that the admission portal for undergraduates will be closed this week and the portal for the postgraduates will be opened next week for interested applicants.