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Emirates Simulation Academy in Abu Dhabi
| College name | Emirates Simulation Academy |
| Director's name | Pavol Harangozo (General Manager) |
| Executive body or owner | Al Qudra Holding, CERT, GSE Systems(USA) |
| Date founded | January 2009 |
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| Type of institute | private college |
| College location / area | Abu Dhabi Technology Park - location map |
| Postal address | PO Box 63763, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| Telephone | +971-2-4125444 |
| Fax | +971-2-4125455 |
| info@esa-uae.com | |
| Website | www.esa-uae.com (new window) |
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15 January 2009 - ESA opens
- Emirates Simulation Academy (ESA) is a training institute for industrial personnel for example those in the power generation, water desalination, oil refining, oil & gas processing industries. ESA offers real time simulation of facilities in the UAE, GCC, and MENA (Middle East and North Africa) regions. Facilities include
- Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Simulator
- Desalination Plant Simulator
- Gas Turbine Simulator
- Oil & Gas Platform Simulator
- Oil Refinery Simulator
- ESA grand opening 11 January 2009 according to press release but ESA was established in January 2006 according to ESA website.
- ESA facility can accommodate up to 650 students but will start with 6 or 10 students in the first class. About 200 students are expected in the first year Different figures seen in various news reports.
- Bothe Emirati and expat students can attend.
- Course length varies from 1 to 10 or 11 weeks, some course spread over several years.
- Course fees up to AED 80,000 (reported in The National).
- Alternative Chairman is Khalid Merri (what's an "Alternative" Chairman?)
- Operations Manager is Alice Chin Keat Sze
- Al Qudra Holding is an Abu Dhabi based company with interests in many different economic sectors, CERT is a division of the Higher Colleges of Technology, GSE Systems is a provider of real-time simulation aplications.
- ESA facility cost AED 100m according to press release, or AED 76m according to news reports. Funding ratio of the facility is 60% Al Qudra, 30% HCT, 10% GSE (The National).
Last update 15 January 2009
General Comments - might not apply to Emirates Simulation Academy
- Fees, facilities, education quality varies widely. Allow extra fees for visa, transport, accommodation.
- Salaries, accommodation, other benefits for lecturers vary substantially. Check contracts carefully for medical, housing, flight allowances, etc.
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