MTSU signs research agreement with Bahamas Deputy Prime Minister
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MTSU on Friday hosted the Deputy Prime Minister of The Bahamas on campus and signed an academic and research agreement between that country’s aviation ministry and our Department of Aerospace.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn.—Middle Tennessee State University and the Commonwealth of The Bahamas have signed an agreement that will foster academic ties and collaboration between the country’s aviation ministry and MTSU’s Department of Aerospace.
The agreement signed by MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee and Bahamas Deputy Prime Minister I. Chester Cooper, who also leads the Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation, will create cultural and academic exchanges in education and research.

Sidney A. McPhee, MTSU President with the Bahamas Delegation signing a Memorandum of Understanding with MTSU administration in the Student Union Building Parliamentary room.
It specifically calls for a program to facilitate Bahamian students to attend MTSU and train in Aerospace; a summer immersion program for Bahamian students on the MTSU campus; a fast-track program geared for working professionals; and online courses geared for Bahamian students.
MTSU Aerospace, with 20 full-time faculty members, 100+ flight instructors, and over 1,200 students, is among the largest of the nation’s collegiate aviation programs.
MTSU’s total aerospace enrollment, including all seven undergraduate concentrations and three graduate concentrations, is over 1,200 – about 6% of the university’s total student population. Students from 32 states and 16 foreign countries are enrolled in the program.
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