Founded in 1958, School of Mechanical Engineering（SME）has become one of the most promising schools in Jingnan University after 40 years development. SME consists of the Department of Basic Technology, Department of Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Department of Process Equipment and Control Engineering, Department of Packaging Engineering, Experiment Center, Research Center and Engineering Center.
SME offers different levels of study programs, including 3 undergraduate programs ( Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Process Equipment and Control Engineering, Packaging Engineering), 3 graduate programs ( Mechanical Engineering, Packaging Engineering, Light Industry Technology and Engineering), 2 Ph.D programs ( Packaging Engineering, Light Industry Technology and Engineering), and 2 engineering-oriented graduate programs( Mechanical Engineering, Packaging Engineering). Among the higher institutions of China, SME first established the specialities and has gained great reputation on Light Industry Machine and Packaging Engineering.
There are more than 90 faculty members in SME, of whom 4 are doctoral supervisors, more than 50 are professors and associate professors, more than 70% have Master’s or Doctoral degree, 3 are fostering objects of “333 program ” and “cyanine program” of Jiangsu Province, 4 are “academic leaders over centuries” of the province and ministry, 1 is “Taihu Lake Scholar”. SME has also nominated more than 10 domestic and foreign famous scholars and experts as part-time professors. At present, it has over 1800 full-time undergraduates and 200 graduates，and also accepts foreign students and visiting scholars.
With more than 14,000m2 Lab area and a lot of advanced experimental equipments, SME encourages the establishment of innovation systems and the improvement of innovation ability to advance sustained, coordinated and stable development of scientific research. It has R&D centers such as the National Quality Supervising and Test Center for Light Industry Packaging Products, National Standardization Center for Light Industry Packaging, Key Lab of Food Packaging Techniques and Safety of China National Packaging Corporation, Wuxi Station of National Light Industry CAD Application Center and so on. In recent years, SME has obtained more than 20 research projects funded by national, ministerial or provincial government, and accomplished a lot of scientific research achievements，and won awards of national, ministerial or provincial level. SME has its own advantages in the fields of Modern Light Industry Mechanical Design, Surface Engineering and Technology, Modern Packaging Engineering, Special Machining Technology and so on.
SME keeps to the belief that “Cultivating students is fundamental”, and emphasizes fostering students’ pioneering spirit and practical ability. All staff and students are making efforts to fulfill SME’s strategic goal of building a high-level teaching and research-based school with our own characteristic.
