The Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering consists of conventional mechanical engineering and its applied area of automotive engineering.
Thanks to the combination of several meaningful engineering areas such as computers, knowledge-information, electrical and biological engineering, mechanical engineering, which basically covers energy and manufacturing processes, fosters new research areas. Furthermore, mechanical engineering evolves to state-of-the-art engineering areas by applying aerospace design technology, micro-electronics, and mechanical systems, which contribute to produce precision machines and bio-mechanical technology.
The Mechanical Engineering Department conducts experimental and analytical research on fundamental and applied topics in the general fields of design/manufacturing and thermo/fluidic engineering. Applied topics include fields such as MEMS, Nanoscience, Biomedical Engineering, Laser Engineering, Robotics, Applied Computational Engineering, and Environment Engineering.
The automotive engineering department keeps evolving with the technology of communication, material science and environmental engineering based on mechanical and electrical engineering. Its area is becoming diversified to include next-generation vehicles and green-transportation systems such as electric-vehicles, fuel-cell vehicles and smart cars with conventional vehicle chassis, engines, and transmissions.
Along with its academic achievements, the Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering achieves a 70 percent of employment rate including 20 percent for both public and major companies. In addition, a dual degree program with the University of South Australia and exchange student programs with Osaka Sangyo University are available.