Saudis Off Scholarships for Aviation in US

[Groucho]

Tuesday, 20, June, 2006 (24, Jumada al-Ula, 1427)

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Saudis Offered Scholarships for Aviation Courses in US
Lulwa Shalhoub, Arab News JEDDAH, 20 June 2006 — The Ministry of Higher Education and the General Authority of Civil Aviation are offering scholarships to Saudi men and women to study various majors related to civil aviation in the United States.
The forms are available online at the ministry’s website until July 12 for both bachelor’s and post-graduate studies. Nominations will be announced on July 31. Interviews will take place in August and final scholarship winners will be announced on Sept. 2.
The scholarships are available in majors such as communications, electrical and computer engineering, computer science, systems analysis, air traffic control, flight safety, and other majors related to the airline transport industry.
Applicants for the bachelor’s program must have a minimum score of 85 percent in the science section and 90 percent in other sections, such as Qur’an memorizing, administrative and commercial sciences. Prospective medical students must also have scored more than 70 percent in the abilities determination exams to become eligible. For other specialties the requirement is 65 percent. Students must have graduated within the past three years to qualify.
Applicants for post-graduate studies must have at least 4/2.75 and 5/3.75 grade point averages and must have acquired their bachelor’s degrees within the past five years.
There are various scholarships this year being offered by the Saudi government to the US, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, India, China, Australia and New Zealand.
The priority in acceptance will be given according to the highest GPA’s and scores in the required exams.
An electronic financial statement will be issued to the prospective students. The rest of the procedures will be continued after receiving an acceptance letter from the university. The ministry will issue a letter to the concerned embassy in order to facilitate the issuance of visa.
Further information can be found on the Ministry of Higher Education’s website www.mohe.gov.sa.


It is important to note the required score for memorizing the Qur'an is 90% and alll other unimportnat subjects require a lower score.


Saudi Checklist:

1. Seat Belts / No Smoking signs ........ On
2. Pray to Allah
3. Airspeed ............. <200Kts if landing > 300kts if flying into building.
4. Pray to Allah
5. Flaps ......... Landing flaps set if landing / Flaps up if flying ito building.
6. Pray to Allah
7. Landing Gear ...Down if landing / Up if flying into building.
8. Pray to allah
9.Landing Lights / ON / Increased visibility if landing / Scares infidels in building
10. Pray to Allah
11. If you land sucessfully ......Pray to Allah
12. If you forget or when in doubt...Pray to Allah

 

[Metro752]

haha nice checklist

 

[UndauntedFlyer]

In this country we give scholarships and education to foreigners. We do this so they will be our friends, like the Saudis who love us so much that they teach hatred and destruction to our citizens and our country.

We give amnesty to illegal aliens who have come to America and stay here stealing our work and all our services.

We give citizenship to the children of illegal aliens.

We give free health care to illegal foreigners.

And we give foreigners the right to fly in this country as airline pilots past age 60 when no US citizen can do this?

As an American, "I'm mad as hell and not going to take it any more."

 

[big_al]

In this country we give scholarships and education to foreigners. We do this so they will be our friends, like the Saudis who love us so much that they teach hatred and destruction to our citizens and our country.

We give amnesty to illegal aliens who have come to America and stay here stealing our work and all our services.

We give citizenship to the children of illegal aliens.

We give free health care to illegal foreigners.

And we give foreigners the right to fly in this country as airline pilots past age 60 when no US citizen can do this?

As an American, "I'm mad as hell and not going to take it any more."

1. yes saudis are the real people behind 9-11 but oil addicted america cannot face the facts

2. stealing our work and services? false

3. yes its in the Constitution, if they are born here, they are citizens, tough

4. damn America for at least pretending to be generous

5. no arguments here, you should be able to fly if you are over 60

sorry youre mad as hell, but almost all of your anger is completely misguided

 

[Huggyu2]

The Constitution says: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
I guess the Supreme Court must have ruled otherwise, but I always figured if your parents were here illegally, then you were not subject to "the jurisdiction thereof".
I can't imagine living in Europe for a year, my wife having a baby, and expecting that they will make the baby a citizen. I've got to think that was the intent of the Congress when they ratified the 14th amendment.

 

[big_al]

before the Immigration Act there was no such term as "illegal" immigration. All immigration was legal. The idea of only allowing a certain number and type of people into the country is very new and it was caused by extreme anti-immigration attitudes by people who were flat out racists

 

[AerroMatt]

Moron

 

[Ralgha]

As an American, "I'm mad as hell and not going to take it any more."

Really? What are you going to do about it?

 

[TrafficInSight]

Even if you're here illegaly you're still "subject to the jurisdiction of." You can't commit a crime and claim that you can't be tried because you're here illegaly.

 

[sky37d]

before the Immigration Act there was no such term as "illegal" immigration. All immigration was legal. The idea of only allowing a certain number and type of people into the country is very new and it was caused by extreme anti-immigration attitudes by people who were flat out racists

Actually, it was more to represent the policies of countless nations around the world. Nations that found that unfettered immigration put their sovergnity at risk.

Just try immigrating to France, and see what you have to put up with. And, shockingly, they'd expect you to learn FRENCH, unlike the USA where everything has a spanish interpretation. Even the friggin cell phone says leave a message, then says do it in spanish.