CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
31 January 2007
Implementation Investments
Shibaura Institute of Technology Selects Bentley's BE Careers Network Program
Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced that Shibaura Institute of Technology , a leading engineering university in Tokyo, has selected the BE Careers Network program to help its students graduate with market-ready technology skills.
Said Professor Yoichi Itai, Department of Architecture and Environment Systems, College of Systems Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, "3D object CAD has been widely used for some time in the machinery and automotive industries and is now rapidly gaining popularity in the architectural community. At Shibaura Institute of Technology, we also have changed our thinking regarding CAD systems and are introducing our students to 3D object CAD systems from three different CAD vendors.
"For example, I have started several architectural design classes that incorporate 3D object CAD techniques. In these classes, students are shown how they can use the flexibility of 3D object CAD to simulate the process of creating actual models to design space. The purpose of this class is to develop the students' innate ability to think and create in 3D, and to free them from the limitations imposed by relying solely on 2D CAD techniques. The response from our students has been quite good."
Continued Itai, "The students have mainly been using Bentley Architecture in these classes, and also work with a variety of other Bentley software in my laboratory. The students are free to choose from the wide selection, all made possible through the BE Careers Network program."
Added Professor Hisashi Fujii, who uses Bentley products in his facility CAD class for the Department of Electrical Systems for Urban Engineering, College of Engineering, "In my class, I have had students use Bentley products to draw a schematic diagram and a floor plan of a house. Compared to other CAD products, MicroStation is easy to use, so even students with no CAD experience can start drawing immediately. My students have also gone beyond drawing to try their hand at 3D modeling using MicroStation and found it easy to do as well.
"But the ease of use and other capabilities of Bentley software weren't the only reasons why we decided to join the BE Careers program," he continued. "The program is dedicated to the needs of the academic community and features discounted academic pricing. All of these benefits triggered our decision to select Bentley."
By providing students with the same Bentley solutions used by infrastructure professionals, the BE Careers Network program increases their chances of joining some of the most preeminent organizations in the world. In addition, through tailored, flexible programs for students, teachers, and schools, combined with free and discounted software, training, curriculum counseling, and award programs, BE Careers Network enables colleges and universities to cost-effectively incorporate architecture, engineering, and construction technology into their curricula.
The program grants Shibaura Institute of Technology, which has been using Bentley software in its classrooms since 1996, an unlimited campuswide license - including upgrades and updates - for MicroStation and more than 30 software solutions for the design and management of infrastructure. The license also provides technical support and home licenses so students can work with the applications outside of the classroom.
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