On April 28 and 30, Korea Aerospace University will invite a delegation from the Tanzania Aviation Administration (hereinafter referred to as the delegation) to begin exchange and cooperation to cultivate Tanzanian aviation professionals.  

  The delegation's visit came at the request of the Tanzanian government to strengthen its aviation education capabilities and promote the establishment of a national aviation university by using Korea Aerospace University, which has accumulated aviation education capabilities for more than 70 years as a role model for training aviation professionals.  

  Since Korea Aerospace University awarded an honorary doctorate to Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who visited Korea last year to attend the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit, it has continued to cooperate with Tanzanian government officials to discuss ways to cultivate aviation professionals in Tanzania. The delegation's visit is expected to clarify the direction of such cooperation between the two countries and discuss detailed cooperation measures such as educational advice, joint research, and human exchanges. 

  The delegation, consisting of 10 officials from the Tanzania Aviation Administration (TCAA) and its affiliated Tanzania Aviation Education and Training Center (TCAC), will be welcomed by President Hurr Hee-young and the heads of schools for a two-day official schedule. It will tour various education and research infrastructure and training systems at Korea Aerospace University on the 28th and 30th, and hold a business agreement (MOU) signing ceremony on the 30th.  

  In particular, the MOU will include △Provide training programs for each field of Korea Aerospace University to enhance the capacity of employees of the Tanzania Aviation Administration △ Consultation on the development of aviation education courses at Korea Aerospace University △ Joint R&D in the aviation field △ Mutual cooperation measures in the overall aviation education field such as human exchanges.  

  In his first meeting with the delegation on the 28th, President Hurr Hee-young said, "Tanzania has excellent potential in the aviation industry as the African country with the highest growth potential recognized by the South Korean government," adding, "We are willing to share the experience and knowledge that Korea Aerospace University has gained over the past 70 years to help Tanzania cultivate civilian aviation experts."  

  In response, Astrid Joseph Kanji, director of the Tanzania Aviation Education and Training Center, said, "We hope that this visit to Korea Aerospace University will provide insights on aviation education in Korea and gain a lot of experience and know-how. We hope that the two institutions will build a solid foundation for mutual cooperation that helps each other." 

Tanzania established the Aviation Education and Training Center (TCAC) in 1985 and produces 1200-1500 aviation professionals across Africa every year. This scale is absolutely insufficient considering the growth potential of the African aviation market with a population of 1.4 billion. Accordingly, the Tanzanian government aims to significantly increase the budget related to aviation education and expand the scale of TCAC, while establishing the Tanzania National Aviation University in the future to develop it into the 'Africa's No. 1 aviation professional training institution'. Tanzania, which is in the early stages of the air transport industry, is evaluated to have sufficient growth potential due to its abundant tourism resources even though it lacks infrastructure or manpower.  

  Korea Aerospace University plans to establish a foundation for strategic cooperation with the African aviation education market by signing a partnership with Tanzania, which aims to become a hub for aviation education in Africa, and consulting directly on aviation education and training in Tanzania. This is also significant in that it is an export of aviation education in Korea to overseas markets.  

  Korea Aerospace University, which aims to become a global aerospace university, is the first Korean university to join ALICANTO*, an international aerospace education organization, in 2023 and interacts with prestigious aerospace universities around the world. It has been selected as a business organization of the "Global Aviation Policy Fellowship" organized by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for two consecutive years from 2024, and has successfully operated a master's degree program in aviation policy for aviation experts in developing countries. From 2020 to 2023, it also operated the "Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)-Korea Aerospace University Master's Degree Program" to produce 74 aviation experts in developing countries. Based on these capabilities and experiences in the field of international aviation education, from the second semester of this year, it will also launch a 1+2+1 multi-degree program to train private pilots in collaboration with Uzbekistan's Tashkent National University of Transport (TSTU).  

  Korea Aerospace University plans to expand its connection with aviation education institutions around the world and strengthen its position as a hub for global aviation education.  

*ALICANTO: Since its establishment in 2018, more than 40 universities around the world have been active as educational institutions aimed at sustainable development of the aerospace industry and training next-generation aviation experts through cooperation between aerospace education institutions around the world. Member universities are participating in various activities such as educational program development, research cooperation, and policy advice in cooperation with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).