The Department of Mechanical Engineering, is one of the largest departments of the univeristy with an enrollment in excess of 800 students.
Graduates leaving the department are always in great demand.
The Mechanical Engineering Building is situated at the eastern part of the campus, in the former country estate 'Drienerlo'. Basic elements as Solid Mechanics, Fluid Dynamics, Thermal Engineering, Measurement and Control, Production Technology, Tribology, Materials, Engineering Design and Operations Management can be recognised in the research programs of the workgroups. The main task of the research of the department is considered to be the production and advancement of scientific knowledge, applicable in Mechanical Engineering practice. This orientation on applicability makes it often necessary to co-operate with other departments and industry .