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EGS has signed an MoU with India-based GMR Aviation Academy for aviation education
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The MoU will reportedly help EGS and GMRAA promote cooperation in developing and exchanging information, as well as technical expertise in aviation security
Dubai-based Emirates Group Security has signed a memorandum of understanding with the aviation academy of India-based GMR Group for aviation education, said local reports on Tuesday, June 15.
The MoU will reportedly help EGS and GMRAA promote cooperation in developing and exchanging information, as well as technical expertise in aviation security.
The GMR Group one of India’s largest infrastructure development companies and the fourth-largest private airport company in the world. EGS, on the other hand, is a multi-faceted organization that develops and implements security strategies and measures across the Emirates airline network.
Through this MoU, the two sides will jointly offer more than 75 aviation and security courses in an online setting —from certificates to diplomas to undergraduate and postgraduate courses — to thousands of professionals in India as well as in the Middle East and Asian regions.
The aim will be to educate and train aviation security personnel to plan, coordinate, and implement a broad range of airport security measures as per national and international legislation, in a bid to address new and emerging challenges being faced by the industry. The efforts are part of wider critical initiatives to support the safe restoration of mobility and air travel across different regions.
The MoU also outlines both parties’ commitments to providing training, education and development in the field of aviation, and cyber and general security in direct response to the industry’s demands.