College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering is one of the oldest and largest colleges in China Jiliang University. It is a college that adapts to the development trend of knowledge economy, information age and modern manufacturing industry, meets the needs of national and local economy construction and social development, and cultivates talents possessing innovative spirit and practical ability in research, design and development of modern manufacturing, as well as system control, quality supervision, management and operation. It is a modern teaching and scientific research oriented engineering college.
[Faculty Team]
The college currently employs over 160 faculty and staff members, including more than 110 with doctoral degrees, over 20 with senior professional titles, and more than 50 with associate senior titles. Among its distinguished faculty, the school has one foreign academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and more than 40 individuals recognized as national and provincial-level talents.
[Undergraduate Education]
The college offers four undergraduate programs: Automation, Electrical Engineering and Automation, Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Automation, and Mechatronics Engineering. Among these, the programs in Automation, Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Automation, and Electrical Engineering and Automation have been selected as national first-class undergraduate program construction sites, while the Mechatronics Engineering program has been recognized as a first-class undergraduate program in Zhejiang Province. Currently, the college has over 1,600 undergraduate students enrolled.The college has received three second prizes for national teaching achievements, one special prize, five first prizes, and seven second prizes for Zhejiang Province teaching achievements. It also offers three national first-class undergraduate courses and more than ten provincial-level or higher first-class undergraduate courses. The college is also home to several prestigious educational resources, including a national innovation experimental zone for talent cultivation, known for its emphasis on metrology, quality, and standardization within electromechanical engineering. Additionally, it has co-established the national premium course "Sensor Technology," and a national-level teaching team dedicated to the "Sensor Technology" course. The college also boasts the Zhejiang Province teaching team for the "Circuit and Electronic Technology" course series.
[Scientific Research]
In the past five years, faculty members of the college have led 33 national-level research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation's Basic Research Program on Scientific Instruments, National Key R&D Programs, key projects and general projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, international cooperation and exchange projects, and national industry public welfare projects. Additionally, they have undertaken 62 provincial and ministerial-level research projects. The college's faculty has published 590 research papers, with 411 indexed by the three major citation indexes (SCI, EI, ISTP). They have been granted 13 international invention patents, including those in the United States, and 297 domestic invention patents. The total research funding received amounts to approximately 190 million RMB. The college has also been awarded two First Prizes in the Zhejiang Science and Technology Awards and 27 other provincial and ministerial-level awards.
[Disciplines and Graduate Programs]
The college offers two first-level disciplines authorized to confer master's degrees: Control Science and Engineering (a Zhejiang Province First-Class Discipline, Category A) and Mechanical Engineering. It also has four professional master's degree programs in Electronic Information (Control Engineering), Mechanics (Mechanical Engineering, Intelligent Manufacturing Technology), and Energy and Power (Electrical Engineering). The college enrolls over 290 master's students annually, with more than 800 master's students currently studying. In addition, the college collaborates with Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai University, East China Normal University, and Xi’an University of Technology to jointly train doctoral students.
[Platforms and Laboratories]
The college's laboratories cover an area of approximately 8,000 square meters, housing over 6,000 pieces of experimental teaching equipment, with a total value exceeding 90 million RMB. The Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering Experimental Teaching Center has been approved as a provincial key construction experimental teaching demonstration center for the "14th Five-Year Plan" by Zhejiang Province. The college is home to several key research platforms, including the National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Disaster Monitoring Technology and Instruments, the Ministry of Education's Research Center for Educational Equipment Testing, the Zhejiang Province 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center for Quality Testing Technology and Instruments, the Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Online Detection Equipment Calibration Technology, the Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Big Data Traceability and Application in Intelligent Manufacturing Quality, the Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Modern Measurement Technology and Instruments (shared), and the Zhejiang Innovation Service Platform for Technology in Special Equipment and Energy Conservation & Environmental Protection Measurement (shared). Additionally, the college has established three joint laboratories with internationally renowned enterprises.
[Student Achievements]
In the past five years, the college's students have achieved remarkable success in various extracurricular science and technology competitions, winning 2 national grand prizes, 37 national first prizes, 74 national second prizes, and 65 national third prizes. At the provincial level, they have secured 8 grand prizes, 73 first prizes, 151 second prizes, and 162 third prizes. Additionally, students have applied for 34 New Talent Program projects and 29 national-level Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program projects. They have also filed 61 patent applications and published 32 papers.
(Updated in April 2024)
