By its general
definition, engineering is a profession that presents matter and energy in
nature for the benefit of mankind by developing economic methods, using the
knowledge gained by theoretical and experimental research revealed by
mathematics and basic sciences. Mechanical Engineering, on the other hand, is a
discipline that deals with the design and production of tools, devices,
machines, systems and processes that society needs in daily life, and its
history dates back to ancient times. Today, modern mechanical engineering discipline
covers the main topics of mechanics, thermo-fluid systems and energy, control, materials
and manufacturing, as well as computer-aided design, modeling and analysis of
systems. It is also necessary to see mechanical engineers as the professionals
responsible for designing and performing their functions defined as tasks in a
way that is efficient, safe, economical and respectful of the environment and
ethical values.
It is possible to
accept the profession of Mechanical Engineering, which currently has the widest
field of study in our country and in the world, as well as today's profession as
in the past. First of all, it is worth noting that the areas and topics of mechanical
engineering discipline are very wide. From heating installations to nuclear
power plants, from bicycles to sports cars, from washing machines to
petro-chemical plants, from refrigerators to ice rinks, all topics are of
interest to mechanical engineering. Design and manufacturing of machines and/or
equipment for petro-chemical, food, iron and steel, shipbuilding, aerospace, automotive
and textile industries; hydro-electric, nuclear and thermal power plants,
air-conditioning systems are the basic functions of mechanical engineers and
they take on duties R&D (research and development), operations,
maintenance, production, quality control, design, project development,
marketing, contracting, consulting and administrative tasks within the scope of
services.
Department of Mechanical Engineering was
established in 2007 and its first mechanical engineers were graduated in 2011.
Currently, four undergraduate programs are conducted in the Department:
·
Mechanical Engineering
(English) (Program started to enroll students in 2007 and is still being
conducted),
·
Mechatronics
Engineering (English) (Program started to enroll students in 2011 and is still
being conducted),
·
Automotive Engineering
(English) (Program started to enroll students in 2012 and stopped enrollment of
new students in 2019. The program will continue to be run until the enrolled
students graduate),
·
Mechanical Engineering
(Turkish) (Program started to enroll students in 2013 and stopped enrollment of
new students in 2020. The program will continue to be run until enrolled
students graduate).
The Department also offers master's
degree programs in Mechanical Engineering (English) with and without a thesis dissertation.
In a world that faces to the reality of globalization,
English still retains its validity and importance as a common language,
especially used in technical sciences. Currently, the professionals who manage industrial
organizations consider it necessary for engineers to have an English language
and use it effectively. With the university administration's
decision to offer education and training opportunities to international
students, and considering the available technical resources on earth are in
English, the language of the conducted programs
has been decided to be English.
By taking the advantage of strong mechanical
engineering infrastructure of the Department, education/training is also
provided in Mechatronics and Automotive Engineering Programs, whose employment
and applications are becoming prominent today and which significantly overlap
with Mechanical Engineering subjects in terms of their contents. In
the Mechanical, Mechatronics and Automotive Engineering Programs carried out by
the Department, besides professional knowledge and skills, education that
provides a good infrastructure is offered to those who aim to move to different
fields in the future. In undergraduate programs
conducted, skills such as designing, analyzing, problem solving, reasoning, reaching
conclusions, creative thinking, working in teams, making experiments, and
communication are spread throughout the courses, and they are tried to be
acquired by students by blending them with professional knowledge in a
programmatic and systematic way.
Students studying in the programs of the Department
are also offered double major and minor opportunities, including a wide range
of other undergraduate programs conducted in and out of the Faculty of
Engineering.
The vision of Mechanical Engineering
Department at Işık University is defined as follows:
"To be the focus of national mechanical, mechatronics and automotive
engineering education and training at undergraduate and graduate levels"
The mission of the Department is outlined
as follows:
"To graduate
contemporary mechanical, mechatronics and automotive engineers to the society
who;
·
will be able to work
successfully as technical, managerial and R&D staffs of public and private
sector industrial organizations, by conducting updated undergraduate and
graduate programs with international recognition,
·
will be able to
contribute to science and national values by carrying out independent
technological work at the international level as well as national level,
·
will have
self-confidence with the habit of working together and updating ability with
respecting environmental, cultural and ethical values."
National and international accreditation activities of undergraduate
programs carried out by the Department are being intensively carried out. Mechanical
Engineering Undergraduate Program in English has been accredited by MÜDEK(*) on July 2016, for five
years. The graduates of the program have
been entitled to receive EUR-ACE (**)
label in their diplomas. In this context graduates will significantly improve
the visibility and recognition of their diplomas in national and international level.
The accreditation activities and process for Mechatronics Engineering
Undergraduate Program is also continued with the same intensity.
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(*) It is a nationwide engineering program
evaluation/accreditation organization, whose competence and authority are
recognized by YÖK (Higher Education Council of Turkey)
and is an active member of the ENAEE and IEA international engineering program
accreditation head organizations currently.
(**) The EUR-ACE label is a certificate
issued to engineering undergraduate programs accredited by the accreditation
organizations authorized by ENAEE (for example, MÜDEK of Turkey) and is
important for ensuring that diplomas belonging to the graduates of the program
are recognized by the relevant institutions of European ENAEE Member States.