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June 20, 2006
Unbelievable
From the You Have to Be F#$%ing Kidding Me Files, comes this gem: Saudis Offered Scholarships for Aviation Courses in US.
JEDDAH, 20 June 2006 — The Ministry of Higher Education and the General Authority of Civil Aviation are offering scholarships to Saudi men and women to study various majors related to civil aviation in the United States.
The forms are available online at the ministry’s website until July 12 for both bachelor’s and post-graduate studies. Nominations will be announced on July 31. Interviews will take place in August and final scholarship winners will be announced on Sept. 2.
The scholarships are available in majors such as communications, electrical and computer engineering, computer science, systems analysis, air traffic control, flight safety, and other majors related to the airline transport industry.
Applicants for the bachelor’s program must have a minimum score of 85 percent in the science section and 90 percent in other sections, such as Qur’an memorizing, administrative and commercial sciences. Prospective medical students must also have scored more than 70 percent in the abilities determination exams to become eligible. For other specialties the requirement is 65 percent. Students must have graduated within the past three years to qualify.
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There are various scholarships this year being offered by the Saudi government to the US, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, India, China, Australia and New Zealand.
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The ministry will issue a letter to the concerned embassy in order to facilitate the issuance of visa.
Further information can be found on the Ministry of Higher Education’s website www.mohe.gov.sa.
No word on if landing will be included in the course curriculum.
Stunning.
Posted by Mike Lief at June 20, 2006 08:06 AM
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Comments
Is this true? Is Jeddah a reputable publication? Excuse my ignorance but I'm not familiar with them.
This is perhaps one of the worst atrocities since 9/11. The very idea that stipends and tuition are available to persons wishing to study avaiation (of all things?) in the US is obscene.
Can you give me bibliographic info on the article cited?
Posted by: Dawn at June 20, 2006 05:05 PM