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UNESCO backs Airbus initiative to engineer tomorrow’s world

Blagnac, France - Global ‘Fly Your Ideas’ contest to inspire a new wave of engineering talent

UNESCO is supporting Airbus’ Fly Your Ideas challenge, a student contest which aims to inspire a new generation of engineers. An in depth report by UNESCO about future engineering capacity highlights an engineering skills gap that threatens industry and growth. Aviation is no exception. There are not enough aviation engineers currently graduating to meet industry needs and nearly half of them switch t...

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Rome, Italy, 05/31/2012 12:12
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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