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UTA
and Vought Aircraft Announce Collaboration
AUSTIN – Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. and The University
of Texas at Arlington will enter into a major collaborative agreement
that will give the university's aerospace engineering program a
presence in the company's Dallas manufacturing operations.
The partnership, which was announced Feb. 26 at Vought's Dallas
headquarters by company officials and Governor Rick Perry, includes
the company's plans to expand its manufacturing site in Dallas and
bring 3,000 new jobs to the city. The Texas Enterprise Fund, a state
initiative for economic development, will help provide funding for
the partnership.
“The vision of our state's political leadership and the dynamic
entrepreneurial spirit of Vought have combined with the commitment
to excellence at UT Arlington to forge a strategic partnership that
will yield enormous economic and educational benefits for the Metroplex,”
UT System Chancellor Mark G. Yudof said.
“We are delighted to be part of this new team and to participate
in a creative public/private partnership that will strengthen the
research and teaching programs at UTA even as it broadens the aerospace
manufacturing sector of the North Texas economy.”
UTA President James Spaniolo commented: “The university is
tremendously excited about this opportunity to contribute across
three vitally important fronts — in education and workforce
training; in the discovery and application of new knowledge, materials,
and processes; and in enhanced competitiveness for the 21st century
economy. This partnership represents a major step forward in UTA's
service to the Metroplex and the State of Texas.”
The partnership includes plans to increase the university's endowed
faculty positions in aerospace engineering; establish cooperative
educational programs for UTA's undergraduate and graduate students
in engineering disciplines; create an on-site presence for UTA's
faculty and instructional programs at Vought's Design Center in
Dallas; and involve the faculty and UTA's Manufacturing Assistance
Center in the company's efforts to maintain its global competitiveness.
Vought and UTA are in the process of completing the details of these
aspects of the partnership.
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Contact
person: Emily Battle,
(903) 565-5604
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