Bring industry to your engineering classroom

Siemens' Global Academic and Future Workforce Program provides engineering educators with best-in-class CAD, CAM and simulation software access, curricula and teaching resources, student engagement opportunities and industry-recognized credentials. These offerings supplement students’ formal education and give them a way to demonstrate that they have the technical and durable skills required by the workforce. ​​

Siemens' Global Academic and Future Workforce Program offers our Xcelerator portfolio of engineering, design, simulation, AI and manufacturing software tools to engineering educators free of charge through our academic grant program.

Some of our best-known products include Designcenter NX and Solid Edge (CAD), Teamcenter (PLM), Simcenter (simulation) and our electronic design automation (EDA) portfolio.

By applying for an academic grant, educators can secure institutional access to industry-grade versions of these software tools for educational and research purposes.

Alternatively, your students can directly download student versions of our software simply by verifying their educational status on our student software page.

When your institution receives a Siemens academic partner grant, you receive:

• Access to industry-grade engineering, design, manufacturing, simulation, AI and EDA software for educational purposes, research and student competition teams
• Access to comprehensive on-demand software training courses online via Siemens Xcelerator Academy
• Technical support for software implementation across your campus

The World Economic Forum’s “Putting Skills First” report notes that 60 percent of businesses are holding back on transforming their business because of the skills gap in in their local labor market.

As the engineering skills gap continues to widen, more and more organizations are exploring the use of microcredentials to complement traditional degree programs with industry-relevant curriculum.

Our credentials are designed to augment, not replace traditional engineering programs. Learn more and explore our latest credential offerings.