This paper proposes how the general design education for college of technology as well as university should be adopted from the standpoints of “Monozukuri”. Generally speaking, the development process consists of four stages, namely, target setting, scenario establishment, structuring, and validation. In order to meet the several targets such as cost, weight, and performance at high level, “Monozukuri” process is divided largely into two phases. The former half of the process, target setting and scenario, is the phase to Think. The latter half of the process, structuring and validation, is to Act. “Think phase” is to allocate the functions to parts of the vehicle to meet the several targets. “Act phase” is to determine the structure of the vehicle framework. The key to the innovation of “Monozukuri” in the globalization lies in “Think phase”.
The paper overviews two phases and describes how the general design education should be conducted. The general design education proposed here is expected to realize design innovation and more innovative products as well as students’ dreams as core engineers for “ Monozukuri” in the globalization.