Celebrating National Engineer’s Week with our SolidWorks Education Customers

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Today marks the end of National Engineer’s Week in the United States. The week celebrates engineering’s contributions to society and emphasizes the importance of math, science, and technology education. Just by watching the winter games, viewers are inspired by the amazing feats of the athletes and how much equipment design can contribute an athlete’s success. Similarly, for an engineer, an education is crucial in providing her with the right tools to succeed and become an innovative designer in the future

Our Education customers have embraced the importance of a strong engineering education. Here are some of their stories:

GrandView High School

Preparing students for the 21st century, GrandView High School replaced AutoCAD 2D software and adopted SolidWorks 3D CAD solutions to help students win the top technology jobs of the future. By embracing SolidWorks into their curriculum, GrandView High School boosted enrollment in technology focused classes. The school even gave its students the chance to compete in the 2011 Technology Student Association CAD Championships. They were able to produce one competition champion and a few finalists who made it into the top ten.

Brent Last, 2011 Technology Student Association (TSA) National CAD Championship winner, shown at with Technology and Computer Science Department Coordinator Jay E. Moore
Brent Last, 2011 Technology Student Association (TSA) National CAD Championship winner, shown at with Technology and Computer Science Department Coordinator Jay E. Moore

 

Lycée René Perrin

A technical-vocation school in France, Lycée René Perrin provided students with real world engineering experiences by collaborating with vocational educational institutions in Germany, Hungary and Spain to develop fully functional scale replicas of Airbus A380 jets. Each school’s team took a portion of the production and design cycle. Using SolidWorks, Lycée René Perrin was able support the project over the course of two years and prepare engineers in their BAC Pro Machining Technician (TU) program for work in industry.

Replicas of Airbus A380 built as part of the BAC Pro Machining Technician program at Lycée René Perrin
Replicas of Airbus A380 built as part of the BAC Pro Machining Technician program at Lycée René Perrin

By speaking to the values of National Engineer’s Week, both GrandView High School and Lycée René Perrin help show the importance of a strong STEM education background and hands-on learning experiences early on in an engineer’s career.

Read more about our Education customers here.

Asya Bashina

Asya Bashina

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