<p> <br />The Indian Institute of Aerospace Engineering and Management will start its first academic programme –– an MBA specialising in aeronautics management –– by the month end, G Krishnadas Nair, former chairman and managing director of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, said at the 97th Indian Science Congress here.<br /><br />Affiliated to Jain University, the academy has received the government’s approval and has set up its campus in Kanakpura. It will also have a city campus.<br /><br />The academy will offer both under graduate and post-graduate courses in various branches of aeronautics, aerospace and civil aviation with the intention of bridging the skilled manpower gap. <br /><br />Currently an academy, run by the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) and Indian Institute of Space Technology, here, offer some academic programmes on specific areas in airport management and aerospace.</p>
<p> <br />The Indian Institute of Aerospace Engineering and Management will start its first academic programme –– an MBA specialising in aeronautics management –– by the month end, G Krishnadas Nair, former chairman and managing director of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, said at the 97th Indian Science Congress here.<br /><br />Affiliated to Jain University, the academy has received the government’s approval and has set up its campus in Kanakpura. It will also have a city campus.<br /><br />The academy will offer both under graduate and post-graduate courses in various branches of aeronautics, aerospace and civil aviation with the intention of bridging the skilled manpower gap. <br /><br />Currently an academy, run by the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) and Indian Institute of Space Technology, here, offer some academic programmes on specific areas in airport management and aerospace.</p>