Dubai: Emirates Aviation University celebrated its second graduating class this year, honouring more than 250 students. Held under the patronage of Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman and CEO of Emirates airline and Group, the graduation ceremony took place at the university’s new campus in Dubai Academic City.

The graduating class consisted of 68 students from the bachelor’s degree programmes, 184 from higher diplomas programmes, 39 Emirates Group employees and 19 graduates from the pilot training programme. Including this year’s number of students, the university has graduated more than 12,500 students since its inception in 1991.