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News Release from: Siemens PLM Software
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 24 January 2006
UGS motors ahead with schools challenge
CAD software agreement helps school children take part in a technology challenge to design a new race car.
In a worldwide agreement with F1 in Schools, UGS is to provide students with its Solid Edge software to help develop the next generation of engineers F1 in Schools is a non-profit organisation charged with managing the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge in which children aged 11 to 18 design a model car using CAD software and then compete in a series of regional and national competitions that eventually culminate in a world championship race
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 13 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Students from England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Qatar, Brunei, China, Germany, Portugal, South Africa, UAE, Kuwait, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Australia, Thailand, Kuwait and Canada are participating in this year's programme.
Henry Seddon, Vice President of EMEA Marketing for UGS, said: "This allows us to experience the enthusiasm and high standard of work produced by the programme, while giving students an insight into a possible future career".
Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman of F1 in Schools, said: "The key to our success is that just about any school in the world can now take part in this global challenge due to the availability of in-kind grants for advanced design software from UGS".
"With over two million students involved internationally in just over four years, we are extremely excited about the future".
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