Printing technologies including digital fabrication and 3D printing are key to higher education syllabuses across Ricoh Europe , according to imaging and electronics company Europe . As the way people and machines work together continues to evolve, integrating technical abilities into the learning process helps ensure the skills required of the future workforce become second nature for today’s students.” Its survey found 88% of higher education leaders said the skills learned through the technology were vital in preparing students to enter the graduate job market. The technology helped develop designs and concepts in engineering, medicine, textiles and automotive industries. Digital said 66% of educational institutions had invested or were planning to invest in the technologies by 2020 and 88% of survey respondents said such equipment would help attract new students and improve course satisfaction.
Printing technologies including digital fabrication and 3D printing are key to higher education syllabuses across Ricoh Europe , according to imaging and electronics company Europe . Its survey found 88% of higher education leaders said the skills learned through the technology were vital in preparing students to enter the graduate job market. The technology helped develop designs and concepts in engineering, medicine, textiles and automotive industries. Digital said 66% of educational institutions had invested or were planning to invest in the technologies by 2020 and 88% of survey respondents said such equipment would help attract new students and improve course satisfaction.