Established in 1964, Korea University's School of Mechanical Engineering (the School) has made remarkable progress over the past 60 years to become a world-class educational institution, boasting approximately 6,000 alumni. Currently, 700 undergraduate students and 300 graduate students are pursuing excellence in their academic journeys under the guidance of 29 faculty members.

The School’s graduates have built a strong presence in various fields, including the machinery industry, playing a pivotal role in taking the nation’s technology to another level. Some are working for domestic and foreign educational and research institutes with their master’s or doctoral degrees, while others are active in government agencies, patent law firms, and the corporate world.

The School reached a turning point when it relocated into the newly built Innovative Building in 2003. Leveraging state-of-the-art educational facilities, we aim to nurture global talent capable of successfully navigating the rapidly evolving knowledge and information industry. Furthermore, in an effort to establish ourselves as one of the top 50 research universities globally, we make significant strides in engineering education innovation and the cultivation of a positive learning atmosphere.

Moreover, we prioritize building a deep candidate pool to recruit outstanding faculty of innovative technologies and developing evaluation-driven educational programs and multimedia instruction techniques to enhance education quality. We are also in the process of expanding experimental spaces and the latest equipment lineup to reinforce laboratory practical work while making every endeavor to nurture competent engineers through creative education that combines theory and practice, such as internships and field trainings.

The School currently houses 11 advanced labs with cutting-edge equipment, such as the Wind Tunnel Test Lab, Mechatronics Lab, Internal Combustion Engine Lab, CAE Lab, Precision Processing Lab, and Thermal Environment Test Lab, and continues to upgrade them. The specialized program that we developed with the intention of fostering the development of future mechanical design professionals has played a role in enhancing the machinery industry's international competitiveness. Additionally, our excellent graduate research activities are widely recognized in academia worldwide, empowering the School to win numerous academic and paper awards. The Korea Council for University Education conducted an evaluation in 2004 and ranked both the undergraduate and graduate programs of the School first.

Many students have benefited from various in-school and external scholarships, and the School is stepping up its efforts to promote student wellbeing and extracurricular activities (e.g., active support for major-related club activities).