Zhejiang University

Mechanical extend the ability of human organs, which makes man be the rulers of the earth.

In modern days, Mechanical has come to pervade every aspect of our life.

As one of the five elements of social production and service including man, found, energy, material and mechanical, mechanical should be used in every field of modern-day production and engineering.

Students, welcome to the world of mechanical engineering!'

Mechanical engineering and automation of ZJU cultivates students to be interdisciplinary personnel who are equipped with solid knowledge of designing, manufacturing, automation and management of mechanical-electrical integration production and system.

Depending on the CAD&CG national key laboratory, the key research lab of advanced manufacturing technology of Zhejiang province, graphics national technology education base as well as the opening electromechanical innovative designing and practice base etc, and with the foundation of those key labs and bases as well as the investment of the national “resurgent action plan”, 211 engineering, loan from the World Bank and the funding for key subjects, this major has many international advanced experiment equipments and the first level educational conditions. We also have the national first level subject of doctors and postgraduates and postdoctoral research flow station, and the number of postgraduate freshmen has surpassed undergraduates providing the graduates with broad platform and a large number of excellent students can be recommended as postgraduates.

To improve the self-innovation ability of this field and cultivate a bunch of international first level innovation personnel, we found the perfect and rational teaching and training scheme for undergraduates---follow the international modern mechanics development direction on the base of deep foundation, wide requirements and focused on practical usage; strengthen the education of knowledge of electronics, computer, automation control techniques, Network synergies design and Advanced manufacturing technology and Modern management while the teaching of Mechanical engineering knowledge, thus foster interdisciplinary, compound and advanced technical personnel. In the teaching process we build the creative learning environment and emphasize the development of students' individual characters, and cultivate the research spirit, and develop the learning process into the combined process of study and discovery and creation. At the same time pay attention to promote students' correct world outlook and methodology and people's culture and teamwork spirit and cooperation spirit and communication ability, etc.

The major is focused on the development of scientific ability of students during the teaching process. In recent years, the discipline has been assumed hundreds of scientific research projects, including state natural science fund and the state 863 program and the state science and technology plan etc. and complete millions of dollars of researching work. These projects have accumulated rich experience for teachers and research personnel as well as for a wealth of material for educational work. Each senior student has a professor or vice professor as their tutor because of the abundant qualified teachers. Each student has the opportunity to participate in research work, which provides a good exercise to help students develop innovative practices of scientific research and improve their ability to work and also provides a platform for the best students.

The graduates of our major have comprehensive and professional skills and knowledge of the dynamics in professional fields, and learning ability, practice and innovation ability, and project management skills, and have the comprehensive qualities and are also suitable for further study and have better employment front as well as perfect adaptable characteristics. In recent years, about 40% of the graduates go abroad or become postgraduates by recommendation or by attending the entrance examination for further study. The rest of the graduates are engaged in the manufacture and production management and technical research and technology development and management and administration work of electrical and mechanical equipment and its automation technology and major equipment design of the country, in the domestic and foreign companies and design institutes, research and high-tech companies and organizations which involves industries like mechanical and electronic, information, control. As china gradually develops into the world manufacturing center, our graduates receive good evaluations from the employer companies and can’t meet the demand in long time.

Primary curriculum has series of mechanics courses, series of mechanical engineering courses, series of the electronic courses, testing and control course, computer-aided design and manufacture courses, automatic and numerical control courses, operation and management courses, etc.