Mission Statement of the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Excellence in Research, Teaching and Innovation
- We research the methods, processes, and systems of mechanical engineering in a fundamentally focused and application-oriented way and occupy thereby a leading position in selected areas.
- On the basis of sterling research, the faculty provides excellent teaching and strengthens the economic power of our area through a tangible contribution to innovation.
- We offer broadly defined courses of studies and ensure thereby a comprehensive training in mechanical engineering.
- We lead students to a highly-qualified German-language degree by offering in a consecutive study structure a fundamentally-oriented Bachelor’s and a subsequent Master’s degree built thereon. We rely thereby on individual teaching methods and an exemplary, highly-qualified teaching staff.
- We increase internationality through the expansion of the English-language courses, international exchange programs and foreign residences for our students.
- Together, the institutes of the faculty lead our ideas into innovations through an open and intensive cooperation with each other and our industry partners.
- We promote free research and contribute thereby to the development of individual competences.
- Our staff works in a theme-oriented way in the KIT-structures but identifies with the faculty through their affiliation.
- As defined by the pillars of KIT, we develop further our networks in research, teaching and innovation and expand it nationally and internationally within the KIT.