Which skills do prospective engineers learn at the Formula Student Germany?
A Formula Student team consists of people with different qualities. Each is responsible for his or her area. To be able to get along with one another and to work together towards one goal – that is what I consider a very important learning experience. Furthermore, it’s very close to reality. The students learn, for instance, to handle money. They must buy materials, look for sponsors and convince them. In principle, a Formula Student team functions like a corporation – but on a small scale. Especially the intercultural skills get trained in the FSG. How important are such skills for working at Continental? We are an international corporation with locations in 35 countries. Intercultural skills are inevitably of vital significance here.Some committed FSG students work 40 hours a week on their racing car – sometimes at the cost of their university studies. Do you place rather more importance on such practical experience or should students rather complete their studies quickly and get the
