1955

Department of Mechanical Manufacturing was founded at Changchun Automobile and Tractor Institute, and made up of related disciplines from Jiaotong University, Huazhong Institute of Technology and Shandong Institute of Technology. The first batch of postgraduates in mechanical manufacturing in mainland China was enrolled. That is why our school is most famous in China as “The Cradle of Talents in Automobile and Agricultural Industries”.

1997

Jilin University of Technology was established; College of Mechanical Science and Engineering was founded, integrated with Department of Engineering Machinery and Department of Agricultural Machinery.

2000

New Jilin University was established based on former Jilin University, Jilin University of Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology and Changchun Institute of Posts and Telecommunications. Department of Mechanics at Jilin University of Technology was merged to the College of Mechanical Science and Engineering, together with relevant academic staff from other universities.

2007

Mechanical Engineering was selected as the first batch of national first-level key discipline.

2012

The first batch of Engineering Doctorate in "Advanced Manufacturing" was kicked off in our school.
The school passed the Engineering Education Professional Accreditation organized by the Ministry of Education (MOE).

2016

Mechanical & Electronic Engineering was selected as a National Defense Discipline in China.

2017

Mechatronic Engineering was honored as a national key discipline for national defense.

2018

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (SMAE) was established.
The school passed the Engineering Education Professional Accreditation organized by the MOE.

2019

Mechanical Engineering was approved as a national first-class undergraduate program by the MOE.