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YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (YTU) MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTERASMUS LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME

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at YTU

ERASMUS consists of many different activities; student and teacher exchanges, joint development of study programmes (Curriculum Development), international intensive programmes, thematic networks between departments and faculties across Europe, language courses (EILC), European credit transfer system (ECTS).

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

• The Department of Mechanical Engineering was founded in 1937 within the body of the Istanbul Technical School. The department applies a curriculum working towards the benefit of our society and humanity within universal criteria, transforming research results into technology and focusing on specialization with optional branch education, furthering its mission to become the leader among similar institutions of national and international reputability. Our aim is to provide the necessary education to raise engineers who are capable of assuming active roles in the technical, administrative and R&D work of industrial enterprises, can produce solutions, possess the abilities of analysis and synthesis, follow and apply technological developments and are able to produce technology; carry out national and international research, produce solutions to industrial problems and contribute to national growth.

• Our department has 7 divisions and its academic staff includes 66 professors, associate professors, assistant professors and teaching staff and 46 research assistants.

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Vision and Mission• Our Vision;

By considering the needs of our country and the world and by providing undergraduate and graduate education at the national and international level, to educate mechanical engineers who have the habit of continuous learning, entrepreneurial, teamwork, are capable of producing solutions, researching, analyzing, synthesizing, open to technological developments, sensitive to environmental and cultural values, who are useful in their country and to the humanity, engaged in scientific research and technology development to improve the quality of life of the community with a universal power of thinking, to contribute to the literature by current scientific research and technological developments and to serve the community.

• Our Mission;

To be a pioneer department that, in the universal criteria, works for the benefit of society and humanity, performs scientific research and implements results as technological development. To educate engineers at the undergraduate and graduate levels, who acquire skills of using the modern capabilities for reaching information, its analysis, usage in practice, evaluation, solution and application, who apply the knowledge of engineering, mathematics and science to Mechanical Engineering problems, interpret engineering problems encountered, who formulate, solve, and present results, who are in continuous learning activities, follow domestic and foreign literature related events, take an active role in group work, who can work with team members in harmony, design systems and apply manufacturing techniques, have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, use information for the benefit of society, have self-confidence in all phases of business life, make decisions by taking responsibility, work in industry’s technical, administration and R & D departments, who are equipped with knowledge and experience, entrepreneur, exploring, open to technological new developments, useful to the country and humanity, in line with national objectives, ready for current and future conditions that may occur, who have authority in the scientific arena, have the power of free and scientific thought and broad world view, are respectful to human rights, balanced in terms of mental, spiritual, moral and emotional health, who can contribute to the country's development and meet its needs, who also ensure their own livelihood and happiness and have the necessary knowledge, skills, behaviors and general culture. 4

YTU Location and Surroundings

• Location

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Yıldız Technical university is located at the area of old Yildiz Palace at Beşiktaş, which it was built at 1789 by the Ottoman Empire III.Selim.Also university is using some of palace buildings for education.

The university is very close to the ancient buldings ,palaces and musems from Byzantium and Ottoman empire time.

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Location & Surroundings

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Location & Surroundings

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Divisions of Department

• Hydromechanics and Hydraulic Machinery

• Design

• Mechanics

• Materials and Manufacturing Technologies

• Machine Theory, System Dynamics and Control

• Automotive

• Heat and Thermodynamics

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Courses in English

•MUKAVEMET I (STRENGTH OF MATERIALS I) (ECTS:5)

Internal Forces / Uniaxial Stress / Biaxial and Triaxial Stress/ Shear Force / Simple Bending / Torsion

•TERMODİNAMİK I  (THERMODYNAMICS I ) (ECTS:5)

Basic Concepts of Thermodynamics / Pure Substance and Properties of Pure Substances / First Law of Thermodynamics: Closed Systems, Control Volumes / Second Law of Thermodynamics: Second Law Analysis of Closed Systems and Control Volumes / Entropy / Second Law Analysis of Engineering Systems

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Courses in English

•DİNAMİK  (DYNAMICS) (ECTS:4)

Kinematics; Vector Functions, Differential Characteristics of the Curves / Fundamental  Principles / Kinematics of  Particles / Kinematics of  Rigid Bodies / Compound Motions, Coriolis’s Theorem /  Kinetics; Geometry of Mass / Fundamental  Law of Classical Mechanics; General Theorems, Applications of Particles and Rigid Body  / D’Alembert’s Principle

•OTOMATİK KONTROL (AUTOMATIC CONTROL) (ECTS:3)

Basic Concepts/ Basic Mathematics/ Differential Equations/ Laplace Transformation/ Mathematical Modelling of Physical Systems/ Stability of Linear Systems/ Analysis and Design of Control Systems in Time Domain/ PID Control Design/ Routh-Hurwitz Stability Criterion

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Courses in English

•TAŞIT TİTREŞİMLERİ   (VEHICLE VIBRATIONS) (ECTS:3)

Vibration and noise assessment criteria/ Vibration and Noise Signals/ Vehicle Vibration & Noise Sources/ Perception of Vibration & Noise/ Road Induced Noise & Vibration/ Vibration Analysis Techniques/ Response of Single Degree of Freedom System/ Nonlinear Analysis/ Modal Behaviour of Structures/ Vehicle Suspension Modes/ Suspension of Structure/ Measurement of Structural Dynamic Parameters/ Tyre Characteristics/ Tyre Forces and Moments/ Road Inputs/ Vehicle Response

Planned Courses in Spring Semester

• FLUID DYNAMICS (ECTS:7)

• HEAT TRANSFER I (ECTS:5)

• STRENGTH OF MATERIALS II (ECTS:5)

• STATICS (ECTS:8)

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Laboratory Facilities

• FLOW MACHINES LABORATORY • STEAM AND GAS TURBINES

LABORATORY• MACHINE MATERIALS AND

INSPECTION LABORATORY • CASTING LABORATORY • TOOLS WORKBENCHES AND

MACHINING LABORATORY• PLASTIC FORMING LABORATORY • WELDING LABORATORY • MACHINE DYNAMICS• AUTOMATIC CONTROL

LABORATORY • ENGINES LABORATORY

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Laboratory Facilities

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Social Activities

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Social Activities

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International Students at YTU

Incoming Students:Incoming Students:• We encourage all incoming international students to

arrive in Istanbul one week prior to the semester in order to participate in our orientation programme.

Important Dates:Important Dates:Fall Semester : 26 September 2011 – 06 January 2012 Spring Semester : 20 February 2012 – 02 June 2012

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A GUIDE FOR INCOMING ACADEMICIANS

Incoming Academicians:Incoming Academicians:Before the exchange programme:• For Application; You must fill in

Incoming Academician Information Form and hand it over to EU Office of YTU. You must also submit a copy of this form to the Departmental Coordinator of YTU.

• Your Acceptance Letter is going to be sent to you.

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MEC. ENG. DEPT. BILATERAL AGREEMENTS

• A WIEN 02 TU Wien• D BERLIN 02 TU Berlin• D BOCHUM 01 Ruhr Bochum University• D DARMSTA 01 TU Darmstadt• D GELSENK 02 Fachhochschule Gelsenkirchen• D STUTTGART 01 Universitaet Stuttgart• E MADRID 05 Universitaet Politechnica de Madrid• E VALENCI 02 Universitaet Politechnica de Valencia• E ZARAGOZ 01 Universitaet de Zaragoza• I FIRENZE 01 Universita Degli Studi di Frenze• I ROMA 01 Universita Degli Studi di Roma• P BRAGA 01 Universidade do Minho• P COIMBRA 01 Universidade de Coimbra• P LISBOA 04 Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa• NL DELFT 01 TU Delft• BG ROUSSE01 The University of Ruse

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Exchange Students of Mechanical Engineering Dept.

• 8 different Countries,• 16 different Universities,• 45 students of our department are being

Erasmus students at every academic year.• We wellcome many students from abroad.

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Mechanical Engineering Departmental Coordinators

• Assist. Prof. Dr. Anıl Akdoğan• nomak@yildiz.edu.tr• Assist. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Bozca• mbozca@yildiz.edu.tr• Assist. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Selim Dalkılıç• dalkilic@yildiz.edu.tr• Assist. Prof. Dr. Burhanettin Çetin• cetin@yildiz.edu.tr• Res.Ass. Uğur Akbulut• uakbulut@yildiz.edu.tr

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EUC Number

• to be a partner please consider;

222221-IC-1-2007-1-TR222221-IC-1-2007-1-TR

ERASMUS-EUC-1ERASMUS-EUC-1

TR ISTANBU07 (ID)TR ISTANBU07 (ID)

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Links

İstanbul• http://www.yildiz.edu.tr/eng/file/ytu-pdf_istanbul.swf

Turkey• http://www.yildiz.edu.tr/eng/file/ytu-pdf_turkey.swf

Erasmus• http://www.yildiz.edu.tr/eng/file/ytu-pdf_erasmus.swf

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Links

• Useful Links • http://www.yildiz.edu.tr/en/ (YTU Official Web Site)

• http://www.eu.yildiz.edu.tr/eu/ (EU-Erasmus Office)

• http://www.iro.yildiz.edu.tr/ (International Relations Office)

• http://www.yildiz.edu.tr/eng/file/ytu-pdf.swf (Instituonal Information)

• http://www.yildiz.edu.tr/eng/file/ytu-pdf_faculties.swf (Faculties)

• http://www.yildiz.edu.tr/eng/file/ytu-pdf_erasmus.swf (Erasmus Inf.Pack)

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Contact

Department of Mechanical EngineeringYildiz Central CampusBarbaros Bulvarı 34349Yildiz - Beşiktaş - İstanbul - TurkeyPhones : +90 212 383 2776 / 2777Fax : +90 212 261 6774www.mkm.yildiz.edu.tr