Mil-Com Aerospace Training Center, an aviation training course provider entity within the Mil-Com Aerospace Group, has entered into collaborative agreement with Xi'an Aeronautical Polytechnic Institute in China in the area of providing value-added OEM and approved aircraft type and basic engineering courses to its curriculum.

This collaborative agreement was signed by Eugene EJ Lim, President/CEO of Mil-Com Aerospace Group and Professor Chen Wan Qiang, President of Xi'an Aeronautical Polytechnic Institute on the 11 November 2006 in Xi'an.

Xi'an Aeronautical Polytechnic is now in a position to offer aviation trade specific technical and engineering courses to the students in Sha'anxi province. In addition, the collaborative partnership is able to offer courses including but not limited to Aircraft Type Engineering, Aircraft Structures and Repair, Aircraft Type Specialty, Soft Skills Training and Personal Development.

As integral part of the agreement, a portion of the revenue generated from this collaboration would go towards the establishment of an Educational Fund in the name of the late Diana Young to help needy students from the low income families in China who are interested to build a career in the aviation industry by enrolling for the aircraft type and basic engineering courses. This Fund was established to commemorate the late Diana Young, wife of Eugene Lim and co-founder of Mil-Com Aerospace Group, who passed away in a car accident in Xi'an in 2004.

Mr. Lim commented "Diana was a very charitable and compassionate person who had great passion in the aerospace business. I hope this Fund will reach out and help the needy students who may have potential to contribute to the aviation industry, just like my late wife."

Facts on Mil-Com Aerospace Group

Mil-Com Aerospace Group was founded by a husband and wife team, Mr. Eugene Lim and the late Dr. Diana Young in 1993. The Group is a leading aerospace training company and a pioneer provider of engineering support to the aviation industry in Singapore.

In recognition of the importance of providing training courses to aviation industry, Mil-Com entered into a partnership with Alteon in 2002 to set up its first aerospace training center known as Mil-Com Aerospace Training Center (MATC) in Singapore. It is one of the first privately owned and Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) approved aviation training centers in Singapore. In the same year, Alteon accredited MATC as the first and only approved Training Center outside the United States in the Asia and Pacific region to conduct Boeing type courses.

Over the years, MATC has conducted many OEM and aviation approved technical courses in Asia.

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Facts on Xi'an Aeronautical Polytechnic Institute

Xi'an Aeronautical Polytechnic Institute, an institution approved by Ministry of Education China, was established in 1958. Designated as one of the 31 major polytechnics, its two campuses stand over 615 hectares in Xi'an, an ancient capital of China. The Institute offers five subjects covering Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics/Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Management. With 21 specialty areas and more than 50 teaching laboratories, the Institute is regarded as a major training institution for Mechatronics and Applied Electronics in Sha'anxi province. The certificates awarded by the Institute are recognized and approved by Ministry of Labour in China.

For more information, please visit www.xihang.com.cn