College of Mechanical Engineering
Overview
The College of Mechanical Engineering (CME), formerly known as the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was established in 1972. It was one of the earliest departments of HUAT, and changed its name to College of Mechanical Engineering in 2013. It is also a distinguished college that is recognized for its competitive excellence in engineering and scientific accomplishments, research, and educational leadership.
We offer bachelors’ and graduate degrees in engineering mechanics, and mechanics related to automotive industry. We welcome students from diverse personal and educational backgrounds. Scholarships are available to outstanding local and overseas students. Financial assistance is also available to those in need of support.
We strive to offer a comprehensive education in which our students obtain the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary engineering and scientific skills that enable them to pursue successful careers as world-class engineers across a wide range of disciplines.
Faculty
We have 89 faculty members, including 16 professors, 22 associate professors. Among them, 27 have acquired the doctorate degree, and 8 are experts enlisted in national, provincial and municipal talent projects. And 10 visiting professors with industry experience are employed to provide the teaching and research team with a more diversified knowledge background.
Our faculty members have formed five research teams committed to the study of critical equipment technology for automobile manufacturing, CAD/CAE/CAPP/CAM technology, information technology in automotive industry, and automotive power transmission system, etc. Six of teaching groups are honored as the Team of Young and Middle-aged Leading Science and Technology Innovation Talents, Outstanding Team for Higher Education, and Excellent Grass-root Teaching Organizations by the Ministry of Education of Hubei Province.
Academic Achievements
The focus of our research is in Mechanical Engineering, and Instruments Science and Technology. Among them, Mechanical Engineering is the primary disciplinary branch to be sponsored and supported by the 14th Five-year Plan of Outstanding Provincial Disciplines. And it is also the key area of research to be funded by the Intelligent Manufacturing and New Energy Vehicle Disciplines.
Research labs, institutes and centers are established to foster frontier research and innovation on different research focuses. We have established the Hubei Automotive Intelligent Manufacturing and Smart Travel Engineering Technology Research Center, Hubei University-Enterprise Nitrogen Spring and Automotive Transmission Parts Lab, Intelligent Manufacturing Technology and Equipment Research Institute, Precision Measurement Technology Research Institute, New Automotive Technology Research Institute, Gear Transmission Technology Research Institute, etc. At present, we are leading the construction of Shiyan New Energy Vehicle Public Testing Service Center, with a total investment of 35.1 million Yuan. The completion of the platform will add new vitality to our development and will further improve our research and teaching conditions.
In recent years, we have undertaken 12 national and 30 provincial scientific research projects, such as National Science and Technology Major Project, National Project for Instruments and Equipment Development Project, National Natural Science Foundation of China, etc. We have published more 400 journal articles. We have been awarded for 16 important scientific discoveries, patented for 10 inventions, and have won two Teaching Achievement Awards bestowed by the Education Ministry of Hubei Province.
Courses and Program
We started our first full-time undergraduate program in 1983, and have developed into a college with four undergraduate study degrees, including Mechanical Design & Manufacturing and Automation, Measurement & Control Technology and Instrumentation, Industrial Engineering, and Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering.
We started our post-graduate education in 2013. Currently, we have programs for research postgraduates of mechanical engineering, Master of Engineering for Mechanics, with course and research areas related to intelligent manufacturing and equipment, precision measurement and control, critical automotive parts design, etc. At present, we are home to more than 1600 full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Now the CME boasts of its high-quality education standards. Mechanical Design & Manufacturing and Automation is one of the earliest courses to be offered by HUAT. It is also on the list of the National First-class Undergraduate Majors, among the fourth batch of Universities with Specialized Characteristics selected by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Finance, and the chosen major for the Excellent Engineer Education and Training Program initiated by the Ministry of Education. Both the Industrial Engineering major and the Measure and Control Technology and Instrumentation Major are listed as the National First-class Undergraduate Major, with the latter selected and supported by the Industrial Talents Training Program of Hubei Province. To serve the need of social and technological development, we have also set up the Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering major.
Facilities, Teaching and Learning
We provide our students with excellent learning and living facilities on campus. And we have developed a systematic mechanisms and processes to support the mission of achieving academic excellence in a professional context.
In terms of teaching, we have built a series of teaching platforms, such as the Mechanical Engineering Training Center, the Mechanical Experiment and Practice Center, the Industrial Engineering Laboratory, the Measurement & Control Technology and Instrumentation Laboratory, the Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory, etc. Among them, the Mechanical Experiment and Practice Center is accredited as the “Model Experiment and Practice Teaching Center of Hubei Province”.
We attached great importance to the cultivation of students' practical ability and creative skills. To improve the students’ practical and research abilities, we have set up 2 academician expert workstations, 2 university-enterprise R&D centers, 1 national off-campus practice education base for college students, 1 national engineering practice education center, 1 provincial practice teaching base, and more than 40 off-campus practice bases in Dongfeng Motor Company and other enterprises. We also encourage the students to participate various science competitions and projects, such as the Challenge Cup, the Mechanical Creative Design Competition for College Students, the National College Students’ Advanced Mapping Technology and Product Information Modeling Innovation Contest, the National College Student Smart Car Competition, and the National Industrial Engineering Application Case Competition, etc. In the past three years, more than 400 students have won a great variety of awards, including 3 international awards, more than 80 national awards, and more than 200 provincial and ministerial level awards. The employment rate of our students has reached over 95% for many consecutive years.
Mission and Goals
Aiming to serve the automotive manufacturing industry, we offer a wide range of programs, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, over a large spectrum of topics, with mechanic design and manufacturing as the key research and teaching focus. In order to achieve excellence in education and research in the discipline of mechanical engineering, our faculty members have devoted much of their time to the construction of multidisciplinary research and teaching team, to the improvement and perfection of undergraduate education, and to the combination of industrial production with teaching and learning.
The vision of the CME is to create knowledge and technologies through fundamental research and its applications in mechanical engineering, in order to serve the societal needs. And its mission is to train future leaders, with creativity, broad vision, global outlook, and professional ethics for industry, academia, and communities, who have sound knowledge in mechanical engineering with effective communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
