ERAU Asia Celebrates the Grand Opening of its New Seletar Campus

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), a global leader in aviation and aerospace education, held its Grand Opening at its new cutting-edge Asia Campus and training center in Seletar, Singapore.

The official opening ceremony, held on February 13, 2025, was attended by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., along with senior university officials and distinguished guests from the aviation sector. During the grand opening, a traditional lion dance performance was held, coinciding with the Chinese New Year festivities, symbolising good fortune and prosperity for the university’s new chapter at Seletar Aerospace Park.

(From Left to Right) Embry-Riddle Vice Chancellor and Head of Asia Matthew Flaherty; Embry-Riddle President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D.; Embry-Riddle Worldwide Campus Chancellor John R. Watret; Executive Director Embry-Riddle Boeing Center for Aviation & Aerospace Safety Robert Sumwalt. Photo: AEROPHOTOWORKS

With the support of Economic Development Board and JTC Corporation in its move to Seletar Aerospace Park, the new ERAU Asia campus is co-located with Air 7 Asia in the same building. The new campus and training center is also the home of ERAU Asia Institute, a private education establishment registered with the Committee for Private Education, a part of SkillsFuture Singapore.

Key features of the new campus include:

• Enhanced Academic Programmes in the undergraduate and graduate degrees in Aeronautics, Engineering, Aviation Business Administration and Business Analytics
• Expanded Uncrewed Aircraft Training as a Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)-approved Unmanned Aircraft Training Organization (UATO), for current UAS applications and emerging urban air mobility technologies.
• Tailored Training Programmes in various aviation/aerospace fields, including aviation maintenance/engineering, cybersecurity, airport wildlife management and uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS).
• Expanded Facilities which houses cutting edge equipment for virtual training, air traffic management simulations, UAS flight training, and aviation maintenance.

Embry-Riddle President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., emphasised on the institution’s dedication to developing a highly skilled workforce for aviation and aerospace. He also expressed pride in offering state-of-the-art education and training programmes in addressing critical safety challenges in the industry today. “Our new facilities and training labs in Singapore’s Seletar Aerospace Park provide a learning environment that prepares our students and industry partners to meet and exceed aviation and aerospace safety standards,” said Dr. Butler.

Air 7 Asia Executive Director Stefen Wood also shared that Embry-Riddle’s location at the new state-of-the-art facility in Seletar fosters a mutually beneficial partnership. “As a full-service aviation provider offering charter, management, air ambulance and maintenance solutions, we are uniquely positioned to provide a pathway for Embry-Riddle graduates to transition seamlessly into the aviation industry here in Singapore.”

Lion dance performance at ERAU Asia’s Grand Opening. Photo by Bryan Wong, ERAU Asia student.

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