Date of foundation: September 1st, 1994
Mission Statement:
Studies materials, mechanical and automation technology for the benefit of Yanbian industrial development
Conducts industrial-educational researches in cooperation with the universities, research centers, and corporations, of home and abroad
Exchanges academically on materials, machinery, and automation-development the professors' research skills, and promotes know-how and educational quality
Transfers technologies obtained by researches, adapted to the current conditions in China, to the local industries.

Director: Kang Sung-Taek
Position/Department: Chair of the School of Materials, Mechanical and Automation Engineering/ Assistant Professor
Tel: 0433-291-2581
E-mail: kangst@ybust.edu.cn

Recent movement:
Started a research on wind and solar power in Yanbian area in 1999; plans to set up a windmill at the top of the Engineering Building at YUST
Studies the recent trends in materials, mechanics and automation research in Northeast China.