After Mersin University had been founded in 1992, the Department of Mechanical Engineering started undergraduate and graduate (MSc degree) education in the 1994-1995 academic year. Laboratories and workshops were opened to student’s use in the academic year of 2005-2006. The department started doctoral education in the scope of the joint program with the Çukurova University in the spring semester of 2014-2015. Our department accepts 60 undergraduate students who are selected by the National University Entrance Exam annually.