Discipline Development and Research Achievements
ME aims to build a world-class innovative platform for manufacturing technology and features some specialties such as Heavy Machinery and Equipment, Mechanical Design and Theory, Mechanical Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Manufacture and Automation, and Material Processing Engineering. ME offers eight PhD programs, one EngD program, two Post-doctoral programs, one Master Engineering program. In 2007, Mechanical Engineering discipline was recognized as the first level national key discipline by the Ministry of Education and ranked 14th in the third round national discipline evaluation in 2012, and categorized as A-level in the fourth round national discipline evaluation in 2016. ME’s Mechanical Engineering is the only discipline of Hebei Province selected, which makes it national top 10%, and ESI international top 1%.
ME has one National Engineering Technology Research Center, one National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center, one National Defense Key Discipline Laboratory, Provincial and ministerial Collaborative Innovation Center, the MOE Engineering Research Center, the MOE Key Laboratory, one Innovative Experimental Institution of National Talent Development Planning, one State-level Experimental Teaching Demonstrative Center, two state-level characteristic disciplines, and 2 specialties selected in national first-class major construction program.
ME is committed to the mission of our country's development and serving in national equipment manufacturing industry, regional economic and social development, and national defense modernization. Since 2013, ME has undertaken more than 170 National Natural Science Foundation Projects, 270 Provincial Natural Science Foundation Projects, and more than 880 enterprise technology research projects with an average annual research fund of 65 million RMB. ME faculties were granted one second prize of National Natural Science Award, one second prize of National Technology Invention Award, 9 first prizes, 17 second prizes, 10 third prizes at provincial level among other 40 science and technology awards both at provincial and ministerial levels.
