Department Timeline
	Years Event 1943 The Department of Mechanical Engineering was added to Taihoku Imperial University -- NTU's institutional predecessor during the Japanese colonial administration. 1945 Taiwan was liberated from the Japanese colonial administration, and the university was renamed National Taiwan University. Professor Chih-Houng Lu served as the first department chair from December. 1948 Professor Jiu-Sheng Peng served as the second department chair from February. 1952 Professor Chiao-Kuang Chung served as the third department chair from February. 1959 Professor Zu-Nian Jin served as the fourth department chair from February. 1962 Senior students were grouped into two divisions: "Science" and "Engineering". The Science division focused on theory and provided the students with foundations for research; the Engineering division focused on practical applications and prepared the students for industrial jobs. 1965 Professor Cheng-Yu Hsieh served as the fifth department chair from August. 1966 Student Machine Shop and Thermal Engineering Lab were established. The graduate school was founded and granted Master of Science (MS) degree. 1974 Professor Tung-Ying Weng served as the sixth department chair from August. 1976 The "Science" and "Engineering" divisions were canceled to encourage the students to develop a more balanced learning and skill sets. 1977 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program was established. 1979 Professor Shui-Shong Lu served as the seventh department chair from August. 1982 Institute of Materials Engineering was established. Professor Shyan-Fu served as the eighth department chair from August. 1983 Professor Wen-Hon Cheng served as the ninth department chair from August. 1984 Institute of Applied Mechanics with PhD program was established. 1986 Professor Wen-Jie Liang served as the tenth department chair from August. 1987 Institute of Materials Engineering offered PhD program. 1988 The Bachelor of Science (BS) degree was modified to require completion of 87 mandatory credits and 28 elective credits. 1989 Professor Yung-Ning Pan served as the 11th department chair from August. 1990 The College of Engineering Building, where the department is located now, was constructed and began its service. 1992 Professor Shih-Tuen Lee served as the 12th department chair from August. 1995 Professor Hon So served as the 13th department chair from August. 1998 Professor Ping-Hei Chen served as the 14th department chair from August. 2001 Professor Wen-Fang Wu served as the 15th department chair from August. 2004 Professor Jia-Yush Yen served as the 16th department chair from August. Signed "Agreement on Co-Supervision of a Doctoral Thesis between The University of Joseph Fourier and National Taiwan University" with University of Joseph Fourier, France. 2005 Passed the IEET certificate on August 1 2007 Professor Han-Pang Huang served as the 17th department chair from August. - Signed "Agreement for Student Exchange Program" with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan, USA. Signed "International Exchange Agreement" with Tohoku University, Japan. 2008 Signed "Memorandum of Understanding" with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Korea University, South Korea, on February 18. Launched departmental newsletters on March 28. Signed "International Exchange Agreement" with Ilmenau University of Technology in Germany on July 21. Professor Shuo-Hung Chang served as the 18th department chair from November. 2009 Signed "International Exchange Agreement" with Institute of Mechanics, Moscow State University in Russia on November 27. 2010 Signed "Memorandum of Understanding" with School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, on October 1. 2011 Professor Yao-Joe Yang served as the 19th department chair from August 1. 2012 On February 1, 2012, a memorandum of understanding was signed with the Pidstryhach Institute for Applied Problems of Mechanics and Mathematics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. 2012 On April 1, 2012, the Department of Mechanical Engineering was accredited by the Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET) with the highest honor. 2012 On June 29, 2012, the old mechanical building was completely sealed and stopped being used. 2013 In 2013, the department ranked 37th in the QS World Rankings in the field of mechanics (first time in the top 50). 2013 On August 19, 2013, an exchange student contract was signed with the School of Automotive Studies of Tongji University in Shanghai. 2013 In September 2013, a memorandum of understanding was signed with the Department of Electrical Engineering of Chemnitz University of Technology in Germany. 2014 In 2014, the department ranked 34th in the QS World Rankings in the field of mechanics. 2014 Professor Yao-Joe Yang served as the 20th department chair from August 1, 2014. 2014 On November 12, 2014, the old mechanical building was officially listed as a historical building by the Taipei City Bureau of Culture. 2015 In March 2015, the Creative Design Practice Center of the Department of Mechanical Engineering was officially established. 2015 In November 2015, the Applied Electronics Laboratory of the Department of Mechanical Engineering was officially established. 2017 Professor Mei-Jiau Huang served as the 21st department chair from March 2017. 2020 Professor Pei-Chun Lin served as the 22nd department chair from August 1, 2020. 2023 Professor Jia-Yang Juang served as the 23rd department chair from August 1, 2023.