Aug. 27, 2002
GW and FAA Partnership Provides Cooperative Education
and Internship Opportunities
GW Becomes First Four-Year University to Join Program
GW and the Federal Aviation Administration signed
an agreement to launch a partnership under the FAA’s Collegiate
Training Initiative (CTI). GW is the first four-year university to join
the CTI program, although the FAA has established CTI partnerships with
44 other post-secondary education institutions.
Under the terms of the partnership, the FAA will provide cooperative
education and internship opportunities at the FAA for GW undergraduate
and graduate students in the fields of engineering, computer science,
and geography/cartography. The agreement also gives the FAA authority
to recruit GW graduates. In turn, GW will be able to provide cohort
courses for FAA employees and open enrollment courses for individual
FAA employees.
The School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) will manage the
CTI program for the University. SEAS Dean Timothy Tong anticipates
a successful partnership, saying, “We are glad to give our graduates
and current students the opportunity to play a critical role in support
of the FAA’s National Airspace System, and we are confident that
both we and the FAA will benefit from this partnership.”
Send feedback to: bygeorge@gwu.edu
