Formula Student Mechanical Engineering

If you are interested in studying Mechanical Engineering at university then you are in for a treat. This is bacause as long as you are studying on a recognized qualification or have recently graduated you can get involved in the student motor sport event of the year - Formula Student.

Formula Student
Formula Student is the biggest and best of its kind in Europe. Run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), in partnership with the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), RS Components, Shell and SolidWorks, it promotes careers and excellence in engineering, by challenging university students to design, build, develop, market and compete as a team with a small single seater racing car.

Formula Student attracts entries from universities all over the World, from the UK, mainland Europe and from the Americas, Asia and Australasia. For the universities, Formula Student represents a valuable project that blends academic work and learning with the development of practical engineering skills. They are increasingly using it to attract school leavers to their degree programmes, and to forge closer links with local industry.

Working On Formula Student
Formula Student 2007 provides young engineering students and graduates exposure to marketing, time management, project management, team building, budgeting, presentation skills, and other management issues. Through Formula Student, they develop experience, skills and professionalism as “hands on” engineers, with a keen awareness of the often competing pressures of performance, cost, safety, reliability and regulatory compliance. The benefit to students is immense and is good experience for newly qualified engineers preparing to enter a career in motorsport, the automotive industry or many other areas of high performance engineering.

Companies involved with Formula Student through sponsorship get face to face access to these highly skilled young engineers, who could be viewed both as potential recruits and as potential future customers. Formula Student provides opportunities in brand awareness and sales, so whether you are an OEM, Tier 1 supplier, or SME, there are real business benefits to be gained!

Formula Student 2008 -Low Carbon Competition
Britain’s brightest young engineering minds are already working on developing green powered race cars to run at Silverston Racing Circuit for the 2008 Formula Student Event.  To Coincide IMechE have also recently launched Low Carbon at Silverstone to highlight and raise awareness of the importance of green fuels and technologies which many of us could be driving with in a few years.

Formula Student Chair John Wood said “The event is an innovative, cutting-edge competition and alternative fuels are oin everyone’s agenda. These students are pushing the boundaries with some very exciting revolutionary technology coming through!”

Study Mechanical Engineering
If you fancy a career as a mechanical engineer and you would love to be part of the next formula student then you need to consider studying a mechanical engineering degree at university to get the appropriate training. Not only will you get to be involved in one of the UK’s most exciting sports events you will also be entering a profession where the global career prospects for Engineers are endless.

For a list of accredited courses contact:
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) at www.IMechE.org.uk
For more information about Formula Student 2007 and the Low Carbon Competition for 2008 log onto: www.formulastudents.com

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