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History - Location of the Department

The Department of Mechanical Engineering of the School of Engineering located in Patras aims to provide high-level education and training in the study fi eld of Mechanical Engineering. That is why, state-of-the-art and constantly renewable educational tools are used to describe the development of the disciplines related to the Department’s subject. It is a Department with great experience in applied education and history, through diff erent aspects, which has lasted for almost 40 years. With its current form and aſter its integration in the University of the Peloponnese, the Department has created a new contemporary fi ve-year curriculum.

The Department’s staff consists of 15 Teaching and Research Staff members (DEP), three Special Technical Laboratory Staff members (ETEP) and four Administrative Staff members at the Department’s Secretariat. The assistance of the educational process is also supported through the appointment of about four staff members under contract according to the P.D.407/80 and of the same number of teaching staff members with academic experience.

Undergraduate and Postgraduate Studies

The Department has an active, new and state-of-the-art curriculum, which has been applied since the integration of the Department in the University of the Peloponnese, and began operating in the academic year 2019-2020. In order to gain a degree, students have to complete studies with a duration of ten academic semesters, which off er 300 ECTS-credits.

By further analysing the aims of the Department’s curriculum, it could be noted that the main priority of the Department is to provide students with fundamental as well as specialised knowledge, which will be necessary for a career in professional sectors related to the production process, the use of mechanical, electronic and energy systems, the protection of the environment, and the development and use of new materials, as well.

The Department’s off ered education focuses on two undergraduate study specialisations: Energy & Environment, and Mechanical Structures & Facilities. The Department’s specialisation Energy & Environment off ers knowledge, which advances the students’ ability to face challenges about Facilities and Energy System Operation, including thermal-fl uid processes, systems of energy production from conventional and renewable sources, meeting energy demands of buildings and other energy consumers, as well as environmental problems related to Energy Applications, such as anti-pollution technologies and environmental preservation. The Department’s specialisation Mechanical Structures & Facilities provides students with the necessary knowledge for the solving of problems related to Mechanical Facilities and Applications, such as studies for urban, rural and industrial facilities, and Machining & Forming Technologies in mechanical systems and constructions.

In order to gain a degree, students attend successfully a curriculum which consists of 56 courses, including the thesis and a compulsory two-month internship. The curriculum has the following structure: 46 compulsory courses (C), 4 compulsory specialisation courses (CS) and 6 elective specialisation courses (EC). The internship can take place either during the 9th or the 10th semester. The same applies for the thesis, which is evaluated by a committee and accounts for 30 ECTS-credits.

Within the following time period, the Department will apply for the accreditation of its undergraduate curriculum.

The Department has submitted the Doctoral Studies Regulation for approval in the framework of the Department’s third-cycle studies, while within the following time period, there will be second-cycle studies established, which will off er a postgraduate specialisation degree.

Carrer Prospects

The Department promotes gradually all relevant processes for the offi cial recognition of professional rights. However, from the wide fi eld of a mechanical engineer’s activity, it is clear that the specialisations the Department focuses on provide skills for a career in cutting-edge fi elds, such as Renewable Energy Sources, Mechanical Facilities and Equipment, Heating, Cooling and Refrigeration Systems, Analysis and Design of Structures and Components, as well as Machining and Forming Technologies.

Research

The research activity of the Department’s members covers a variety of subjects of interest related to the fi eld of Mechanical Engineering. At the Department, there are the following established laboratories:

▶ Heating, Cooling & Refrigeration (LHCR) – Government Gazette issue Β’ 4894/06-11-2020.
▶ Fluid Mechanics & Turbomachinery (FMTL) – Government Gazette issue Β’ 4958/10-11-2020.
▶ Analysis of Materials and Structures – Government Gazette issue Β’ 1468/13-04-2021
▶ Machining & Forming Technologies (M&F Lab) – Government Gazette issue Β’ 1496/14-04-2021
▶ Mechanics-Materials-Machines (MMML) – Government Gazette issue Β’ 1496/14-04-2021
▶ Chemical And Environmental Technology (CHENTL) – Government Gazette issue Β’ 1420/09-08-2021

Apart from the Department’s established laboratories, there are also some extra organised laboratories, among others:

▶ Internal Combustion Engines (ICE)
▶ Renewable Energy Sources (RES)
▶ Steam Boilers-Gas / Steam Turbines
▶ Physics
▶ Programming Centre
▶ Machine Elements
▶ Mechanical Design
 

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