Internship Program Covered Aviation History, Aircraft Design, Manufacturing and Materials, Software Operation, Case Analysis, Experiment Enterprise Visits, and Cultural Experience
A total of 16 Khalifa University students from five academic programs successfully concluded a two-month undergraduate industry internship at the Chinese Aeronautical Establishment with the support from the China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC). The student group included seven Aerospace, four Mechanical, three Electrical, as well as one each from Computer and Industrial and Systems Engineering programs.
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The eight-week program held at Yangzhou city in eastern China鈥檚 Jiangsu Province, included a course on aviation history and the industry鈥檚 current developments, professional courses on aircraft design, manufacturing, control, and materials, practical teaching of software operation, case analysis, experiment enterprise visits, as well as cultural experience and sports.
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Under the practical internship section, students focused on the basic flow of static, dynamic, fatigue testing of aircraft structure, gaining experimental skills and ability in data analysis. Moreover, they learnt about the innovative design of three-dimensional (3D) models, structure optimization, model and printing process, and quality inspection methods of aviation additive manufacturing parts. They were also able to master the basic physical models and basic operations of Fluent, and conduct numerical simulations of fluid-related problems.
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Participants gained practical skills of using Matlab and Python programming languages to analyze data relevant to the aviation field. On their 鈥楨nterprise Visit鈥� under the internship program, students focused on new aviation materials, aviation cables, and commercial aircraft research and production. They also practiced on product innovation design, product optimization, installation verification, 3D testing, functional testing and rapid prototyping at the Yangzhou 3D Printing Innovation Application public service platform. The internship also included visits to top universities in China.
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Dr. Toufic Mezher, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, and Professor, Management Science and Engineering, Khalifa University said: 鈥淭he two-month CATIC undergraduate industry internship provided Khalifa University students with an excellent avenue to gain knowledge and hands-on experience about aviation and the related sectors in general. The program also effectively helped students to enrich their cross-cultural communication capabilities while enabling them to familiarize themselves with the Chinese work and social customs. We believe such industry internships not only bring better understanding of different cultures, but facilitate sharing of knowledge and experience that helps in personal and professional development.鈥�
Clarence Michael
English Editor – Specialist
21 Aug 2024
