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automotive systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp> “Become a Great Engineer “   was the theme at last week’s SolidWorks Japan FSAE seminar.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e201910284a807970c-800wi.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63291\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e201910284a807970c-800wi.jpg.webp 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e201910284a807970c-800wi-300x225.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ce.nihon-u.ac.jp\u002Fenglish\u002Findex.html\">Nihon University\u003C\u002Fa>, Tokyo hosted 130 students for SolidWorks training.  Some teams came from afar like \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tohoku.ac.jp\u002Fenglish\u002F\">Tohoku University\u003C\u002Fa> (260 miles) and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tut.ac.jp\u002Fenglish\u002F\">Toyohashi University of Technology\u003C\u002Fa> (180 miles).  \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e201910284b579970c-800wi.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63292\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e201910284b579970c-800wi.jpg.webp 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e201910284b579970c-800wi-300x58.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Students came from 15 FSAE teams:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>l  Chiba University\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>l  Keio University\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>l  Kogakuin University\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>l  Kokushikan University\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>l  Nihon University\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>l  Nippon Institute of Technology\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>l  Shonan Institute of Technology\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>l  Tohoku University\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>l  Tokai University\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>l  Tokyo City University\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>l  Tokyo University of Science\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>l  Toyohashi University of Technology\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>l  Waseda University\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>l  Yokohama National University\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>84% of the students were freshman and sophomores with little experience.  But these students, with strong motivation, continued to push the instructor for more SolidWorks examples in part modeling, top-down and bottom up assembly modeling, design optimization, and professional presentation. \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e201901c8eb580970b-800wi.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63293\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e201901c8eb580970b-800wi.jpg.webp 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e201901c8eb580970b-800wi-300x225.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>SolidWorks Japan application engineers helped out as teaching assistants, TAs, bringing their industry experience directly into the large classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When my friend, Junko and I get together, we always talk about FSAE students and what we can do to help them be more successful to start their engineering careers.   A great first step is to take a SolidWorks FSAE seminar.    For those students who cannot attend SolidWorks Japan training, we have FSAE tutorials through team sponsorship at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsae\">www.solidworks.com\u002Fsae\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e201901c8eb901970b-800wi.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63294\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e201901c8eb901970b-800wi.jpg.webp 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e201901c8eb901970b-800wi-300x225.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>It takes alot of engineering and dedication to design and manufacture competitive cars like this one from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ynu.ac.jp\u002Fenglish\u002F\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Yokohama National University\">Yokohama National University\u003C\u002Fa>.    Yokohama students also help young campers learn about engineering during SolidWorks Japan  \u003Ca href=\".\u002Fbrands\u002Fteacher\u002F2013\u002F01\u002Fsolidworks-japan-starts-young-engineers-at-age-9.html\" target=\"_self\" title=\"SolidWorks Japan Kids Camp\">Kids Camp\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e2019102981eb0970c-800wi.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63295\" 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