AVIAT originated from the National Air Research Foundation, is a privately-owned NGO mandated for Aviation Development in Ghana.

NARF in Its emerging development state, contacted the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in 2007 for assistance to undertake its mandate. Its first objective, is to establish a university of aeronautics in Ghana. AIAA categorically stated, they would not have direct involvement or fund your projects. However, they pledgetheircommitment to share brainstorming ideas for ourassertions, theories and aims.