UniKL MIAT establishes viable partnership with Turkish Aerospace Incorporation

Malaysia’s premier aviation training institution, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology (UniKL MIAT) and Turkish Aerospace Incorporation (TAI) have entered into a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to explore potential collaboration in aerospace educational, technical training, and applied research programmes in Malaysia.

The MoC provides a collaborative framework, in which both organisations will work on human capital, faculty, and academic programme development, focusing on initiatives to produce a pool of future talents for Malaysia’s aerospace industry while addressing research challenges around the future of the aerospace industry and air power.

Chief Executive Officer of TAI, Professor Dr. Temel Kotil said that TAI is delighted to collaborate with UniKL MIAT to support aerospace education and training programmes in Malaysia.

“This country is located in the fastest-growing aviation market in the world, and this partnership could allow us to jointly meet the demand for highly-qualified professionals in the aerospace industry while assisting Malaysia to become a regional aerospace champion in this region,” said him, who was quoted as saying in a press release by UniKL.

Earlier on, Professor Dr. Temel Kotil undertook a tour of UniKL MIAT’s facility at Subang Campus, including two helicopter hangars, Advanced Flight Simulation Centre for Aircraft Type Rating Training Programme for Boeing 737-800 aircraft, and workshops.

For the record, the collaboration will focus on several areas such as aerospace design and engineering, manufacturing, system integration and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) for both light aircraft and drones.

These areas are in line with the directions of the Malaysia Aerospace Industry Development Framework under the 12th Malaysia Plan (RMK-12) and Malaysia Aerospace Industry Blueprint 2030.

Meantime, Dr. Mohd Hafizi noted that UniKL MIAT looks forward to this industry-university partnership programmes in Malaysia that will benefit the graduates and Malaysia aerospace industry in the future.

He further expressed the university’s commitment to supporting the partnership, aiming to create the Industrial Centre of Excellence in aerospace design and engineering, aero manufacturing, system integration, and MRO within the university.

TAI is the centre of technology in design, development, manufacturing, integration of aerospace systems, modernisation, and after-sales support in Turkey, producing aircraft and drones with its major production plants located in Ankara.

UniKL MIAT is the premier aviation technical university that offers quality and industry-recognised academics and training programs for graduates and professionals.

The university is also a Part 147 Approved Aviation Training Organisation under the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).