Three UAE Students to begin NASA space training
Three Emirati engineering students are to undergo training at NASA's Ames Research Center in California.
The training is the result of a partnership between America’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA and the UAE-based Arab Youth Venture Foundation.
According to an agreement signed last year, NASA will provide three to 12 UAE engineering students each year the opportunity to work with US students, scientists, and engineers on NASA missions. The program’s goal is to engage outstanding college students from the UAE in fields of science, technology, engineering and aerospace.
The UAE students will join US students in a research project at NASA's AMES facility in Mountain View.
The UAE student involvement will also provide US students with experience and knowledge about working together with representatives from other countries.
Lisa-Renee LaBonte, chief executive officer of the Arab Youth Venture Foundation, said that the partnership with NASA will help to strengthen UAE’s goal to mobilise more local skills in promising sectors such as aviation, space, information technology and computers.
“The space science has a unique ability to inspire young people to the pursuit of studies and jobs that leads to innovation and leadership based on thought”, she added.
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