ALMANAC 

1997        Establishment of the Undergraduate Program of the Department of Mechanical & Production Engineering

1999       Establishment of the Master Program of Mechanical and Automation Engineering

2000        Establishment of the On-the-job Master Program of Mechanical and Automation Engineering

2001        Establishment of the Ph.D. Program in Graduate Institute of Engineering Technology

2005        Establishment of the Professional Master Program of Industrial Research & Development

2008        Establishment of the Institute of Industrial Design and the Master Program

2013       the university established a precision machinery group and an intelligent automation group.

2014         Established master’s class in advanced manufacturing technology

2014 Established a dual-track electromechanical class

2016 Established production and electromechanical class

2018, From February 1,the three schools merged into Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung University of Applied Science and Technology, Kaohsiung University of Marine Science and Technology) 

2019,From August 1, the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering will be renamed as the Department of Mechatronics Engineering .

MISSION

In response to the global development trend of Industry 4.0 and smart machinery, the Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, with the goal of combining theory and practice, is planning two major systems of precision machinery and smart automation in the direction of cross-domain integration such as informationization, precision, automation and intelligence. courses in the field, and engage in research and talent cultivation.

FOCUS

To align with the development trend of the industries toward Informatization, Precision, Automation, Intelligence, and Creativity, there are three major disciplines for the teaching and research of the MAE department.

 Precision Engineering：

Functional Design and Analysis of Precision Machinery, Precision Manufacturing, Molding Technology, and Quality Engineering.

 Intelligent Automation：

Optoelectronic Integration, Control Technology, Production Automation, Internet technology, Robotics, and System Integration.

 Design Engineering：

Innovation and Value added Product Design, Industrial Design, Green Design, and Collaborative Design.

Academic system

undergraduate school

Divided into precision machinery group and smart automation group

It recruits students who graduated from senior vocational schools, senior middle schools and comprehensive high schools, and recruits 128 freshmen every year.

Master Class: Recruiting students with university graduation or equivalent academic qualifications:

1.Master’s class

Department of Mechatronics Engineering (recruiting 39 new students each year)

2. Master’s degree on-the-job courses (18 new students are admitted each year)

3.Doctoral class: Recruiting master's degree students (4 students) with a master's degree or directly studying for a doctoral degree, international doctoral class: 4 students/year

The admissions pipeline for the undergraduate department

Enrollment quota: 128 (precision machinery group, smart automation group)

precision machinery group (66 peole)

Selection and admission: 28 students

Technical Excellence Screening: 3 people

special selection: 2 people

Registration and distribution: 22 people

Fanxing Enrollment: 9 people

high school student Application for admission: 2  people

smart automation group (62 peole)

Selection and admission: 15 students

Technical Excellence Screening: 2 people

special selection: 0 people

Registration and distribution: 36 people

Fanxing Enrollment: 7 people

high school student Application for admission: 2  people

Teaching and research equipment

The department has 25 laboratories, 2 centers and 1 internship workshop, providing an excellent learning, research and experimental environment. They are: mechanical performance analysis laboratory, hydraulic and pneumatic control laboratory, sequence control laboratory, electromechanical integration Laboratory, institutional laboratory, material testing laboratory, heat treatment laboratory, metallographic structure laboratory, precision processing laboratory, injection molding laboratory, precision measurement laboratory, CAD/CAM/CAE laboratory, manufacturer integration experiment Laboratory, micro-nano technology laboratory, product development automation laboratory, polymer processing simulation analysis laboratory, metal forming laboratory, microsystem manufacturing and material analysis laboratory, synchronous engineering design laboratory, fine manufacturing technology laboratory, information electromechanical laboratory And power electronics laboratory, processing strategy laboratory, energy beam processing laboratory, vibration mechanics system laboratory, precision mold teaching and implementation center, mold technology research and development center and mechanical workshop.