Department Overview
Mechanical engineering is an academic discipline that is a base for manufacturing every kind of industrial products or plants such as computers, consumer electronics, air conditioners, automobiles, airplanes, robots, industrial equipment, construction equipment, medical equipment, fuel cells, power plants, and so on. We aim to nurture first-class researchers and technologists who will take a leading role in the world of science and technology. In order to achieve this we believe that it is important for students to acquire basic knowledge of all areas of mechanical engineering as well as understanding of how to apply that knowledge. We hope that students who study mechanical engineering at Kyushu University will seek out the ultimate in knowledge and technology with a spirit of challenge, and will become eminent researchers or technologists of the next generation.
What do you learn?
We have finely tuned the curriculum to include the necessary subjects. The most important are the four major areas of dynamics: strength of materials, dynamics of machinery, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics. The students also learn system control and the subjects related to the above four areas of dynamics. In addition, based on the belief that classroom lectures should be supplemented by practical opportunities for learning, the curriculum also includes creative design, technical drawing, machinery operation, and mechanical engineering experiments. At Kyushu University, not only the traditional subjects but the cross-disciplinary subjects can be also learned such as bioengineering and hydrogen energy engineering. Through graduation research in the fourth grade, the students can experience world-leading research activities. Thus the students can acquire broad-based basic knowledge and an overall sense for mechanical engineering.
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Educational Philosophy and Aims
The objective of the School of Engineering is to develop expert technicians and researchers to fulfill the responsibilities of engineering to society. Because of the wide-ranging effects of engineers on society, engineers not only require special knowledge in their respective fields, but also an understanding of ethics in engineering, a profound cognizance and perception of humanity, and a broad education about the environment and the role of human beings within it. To participate in international society it is necessary to realize and understand the multiplicity of cultures, and to respect other people’s beliefs and ideas. It is also important for engineers to hone communication skills in order to acquire practical and technical proficiency, and to cultivate logical thinking ability, planning skills, perseverance, leadership ability, and physical strength.
In keeping with this view of engineering’s responsibility to society as a whole, the Kyushu School of Engineering programs include both compulsory and elective courses which strive to educate our engineers to become leaders in their fields. Our students are expected to acquire the following during their four-year program:
- Basic knowledge of mathematics and natural science necessary to be a technician in each area of expertise
- A desire to continue lifelong studies, and to keep pace with future changes in each area of expertise
- Management skills as a technical leader in each area of expertise
- Ability to implement science and technology while considering the effects on the economy, society, and the environment
- Ability to understand the role of technology and realize an engineer’s responsibilities to society
- Communication and presentation skills in Japanese and other languages
- Ability to comprehend and respect other people’s opinions and ideas, and to communicate own ideas and opinions
- Wide point of view to realize the multiplicity of cultures and understand and respect other people’s beliefs and ideas
- Wide knowledge of human nature and society, the global environment, and technology
- Basic physical strength necessary to act as an engineer or researcher
Engineering and technology will continue to assume an increasingly greater role in the world. It is our hope that our students will gain a wide range of knowledge and skills in becoming engineers who proudly carry the responsibility and commitment of working towards the betterment of society.