Brief History of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
| Year | History |
|---|---|
|
1979 |
The Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) was established with 500 students. |
|
1987 |
ME became affiliated with the College of Engineering Science. |
|
1999 |
The Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Industrial Engineering were integrated into the School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. The ME division was also selected for a 1st phase Brain Korea 21 (BK21) program in collaboration with Seoul National University. |
|
2001 |
The School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering was renamed to the School of Mechanical and Information Management Engineering. |
|
2003 |
The ME division was selected as a special program of the Education-Research-Industry Cluster. |
|
2004 |
The ME division was ranked 2nd in the nationwide evaluation of mechanical engineering by the Korean Council of University Education. It was also selected as a HYU Global Department and an industry-academia cooperation university focused on mechanical and materials engineering. |
|
2006 |
The ME division was selected for a 2nd phase BK21 program. |
|
2010 |
ME became an independent department separate from the School of Mechanical and Information Management Engineering. |
|
2012 |
ME was rated as "outstanding from an industrial perspective" and "outstanding in curriculum" in the evaluation by the Korean Council of University Education. |
|
2014 |
ME was selected as a Creative Korea II (CK-II) center. |
|
2015 |
ME received the Excellence Award in the HYU Department Evaluation. |
|
2016 |
ME was rated "high" in the JoongAng Ilbo Department Evaluation and was selected for the PRIME Project. |
|
2017 |
ME was selected for the Culivation of Energy Experts Project. |
|
2020 |
ME was selected for the 4th phase BK21 program (BK21 ERICA Innovative Education and Research Center for Advanced materials-Components-Equipment (ACE) Technology) and was also selected for the Cultivation of Smart Construction Machinery Experts Project. |