Mechanical Engineering Yeditepe University

Overview

Yeditepe University's Mechanical Engineering mission is to educate and train mechanical engineers who have a firm understanding of modern engineering tools and methods, a solid foundation of relevant knowledge, ability for analytical thinking, diagnosing engineering problems, generating solutions and applying them, a solid notion of engineering ethics and responsibility, awareness of and ethical stance toward major issues such as environment, global climate change, hunger and human rights; to maintain close relations with national and international institutions of scientific knowledge and technology to enable our graduates to continue their personal development and career; to carry out R&D projects on contemporary and advanced topics and to generate knowledge and technology; to work toward a common goal of promoting joint R&D activities at the University; to contribute to national and global development via these activities.

Career Outcomes

Among the fields where mechanical engineers can be employed are machine design and manufacturing, automation, energy production and utilization, heating, ventilating and air-conditioning, land, sea, atmospheric and space vehicle technology, defense industry, petro-chemical industry, textile industry, steel industry, glass and ceramics industry, food industry, robotics and education. With the advent of new technologies, new opportunities has arisen for mechanical engineers in the fields of nanotechnology, micro eloctromechanical systems (MEMS), micro manufacturing and biomimetics. Responsibilities that mechanical engineers take in all of these fields include research, design and product development, manufacturing, quality control, maintenance, project management and marketing.