The Department

Welcome to the website of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of West Attica. We hope it will be a valuable aid in informing you about the Department.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is one of the traditional Engineering Departments of the School of Engineering of the University of West Attica. The purpose of the Department is to provide high level university education through undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral studies, covering both traditional and constantly evolving topics in the broader area of Mechanical Engineering, integrating cutting-edge research and technology with modern methods and tools in the educational process.

A Mechanical Engineer develops technical systems through the conversion of energy, materials and information, in order to solve problems determined by conflicting requirements and specifications, developing efficient solutions through the study, design and construction of a wide range of mechanical products.

Subject areas of a Mechanical Engineer include those of mechanics, machine elements, mechanical structure design, material removal (cutting) processes, additive manufacturing (3D printing) technologies, aerodynamics, materials’ technology, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermal engines and turbomachinery, utilization of renewable (soft) energy sources, protection of the environment, heating-cooling-air conditioning, measurements’ technology, operations research and production management.

At the time of successful completion of their studies, the graduates of the Department have acquired the necessary theoretical background with scientific and technological knowledge, competences and skills that allow them to act as responsible Mechanical Engineers, in fields of relevance, both in the private and the public sector, either independently or as members of corporations, organizations and services of Mechanical Engineering, as well as in educational institutes and in general, while also responding to the fields of practice of the profession of Mechanical Engineer, as the latter are reflected in the current legislation.

On behalf of the Department
The Head of the Department
Konstantinos Stergiou – Professor