Siemens PLM Software Invests in Arizona State University

By DE Editors

Arizona State University (ASU) will enrich its engineering education and provide students more advanced preparation to enter the workforce through an in-kind software grant from Siemens PLM Software to ASU’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.

With a commercial value of nearly $245 million, it is the largest in-kind grant in the university’s history, according to the company.

The grant was made through the Siemens PLM Software Global Opportunities in Product Lifecycle Management program—called GO PLM—and includes engineering software, student/instructor training, and specialized software certification programs.

“Advanced tools such as the PLM software are essential to preparing our engineers for the challenges they will face in an increasingly complex and global economy. They will be able to meet demand for designing and analyzing systems that transcend traditional boundaries,” said Deirdre Meldrum, dean of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.

ASU now joins other leading universities with which Siemens PLM Software has similar academic partnerships or has made similar in-kind grants, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University of California at Berkeley, Michigan State University, Brigham Young University, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Carnegie Mellon, and Purdue.

For more information, visit Siemens’ GO PLM site.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.