President inspects Military Engineering College`s project

SANA'A, July 10 (Saba) - President Ali Abdullah Saleh paid on Saturday an inspection
visit to the project of Military
Engineering College.
President Saleh toured in a number of buildings of the college,
including the main building, electronic and mechanical laboratories,
classrooms and the building of the college
deanship and administration as well as five buildings for the
accommodation of students. The total cost of the buildings and
facilities amounted to more than YR 6.8 billion.
While the laboratories and workshops of the college have been equipped
with the best and advanced equipments with a total cost of over Euro 21 million.
During his visit, President Saleh was briefed on the progress in the
project's implementation and what has been done in the buildings,
workshops, and laboratories and what
is being implemented, in addition to the outputs of the college which
would graduate engineers in various fields including electronics,
mechanics, aviation and air defense,
marine vessels, as well as engineers in field of armors, artillery,
vehicles and transport equipments.
The period of study in the college will be five years by which the
students obtain a bachelor's degree in engineering and military
sciences.
Saleh urged the preparation committee and the director of Military
Works Department to expedite the implementation of the project in order
to be opened as soon as possible,
pointed out the important role to be played by the college to train
engineers in several disciplines to meet the needs of different military
engineering disciplines.
He stressed the importance of academic attainment and to link the
Military Engineering College's outputs to the needs and requirements of
construction, modernization and
development in the armed forces and security, so as to strengthen the
defense and security capability of our country.
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