History: The Mechanical Engineering associate degree program was established at Uludağ University in 1986 within the Bursa Vocational School. Later, due to the growth of the industry and the increasing demand for trained technical personnel, Mechanical Engineering associate degree programs were opened in the districts of İnegöl, Orhangazi, Yenişehir, and Gemlik, respectively.
In line with the development of the furniture industry, furniture manufacturing machinery production, and the manufacturing of metal furniture parts and accessories in İnegöl, the Mechanical Engineering program was opened in 1996 at İnegöl Vocational School in order to train technical personnel for these sectors.
With the removal of the exam-free admission to vocational schools in 2017, students are no longer admitted to evening education.
In line with the recommendations made by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) in 2025, the Mechanical Engineering program was converted to the Mechanical Engineering and Construction program to meet the region's need for Mechanical Drawing and Construction Technicians.
Students have been admitted to the Mechanical Drawing and Construction program since the 2025-2026 academic year.
Purpose: To contribute to the sector by training qualified intermediate personnel needed by businesses engaged in design and/or production in the fields of machinery, molds, sheet metal processing, and automotive sub-industry.
Mission: To train Mechanical Drawing and Construction technicians who can draw and design in metal and sheet metal processing technologies, machine and mold design, and manufacturing, who can produce based on drawings, who can adapt to new drawing, design, and manufacturing technologies, who can work as a team, who can produce solutions to problems encountered during drawing, design, and manufacturing, who comply with and implement occupational health and safety regulations, who are environmentally sensitive, who are beneficial to their families and country, and who contribute to production.
Vision: Our goal is to train Mechanical Drawing and Construction technicians who work for the benefit of their company and our country by following technological developments, who can conceive and implement improvements related to their work, who have high application skills, who can create/strive to create a safe and healthy working environment for themselves and the company they work for, and who aim for error-free drawing, design, and production.
Vocational Training Opportunities: Our school provides the necessary physical facilities for vocational training for students in the program, including three computer laboratories, two technical drawing classrooms, a machine welding application workshop, and a hydraulics-pneumatics laboratory.
The computer laboratories utilize CAD/CAM software commonly used in the machinery industry, providing hands-on training in an air-conditioned classroom environment with projection equipment.
Basic Manufacturing Processes and Manufacturing Processes-I courses are taught in the workshops of Industrial Vocational High Schools. In the 3rd and 4th semesters, students who wish can continue their workplace training two days a week as part of the elective course in the curriculum. Additionally, the practical component of vocational training is supported by technical trips to businesses within the province and district, participation in trade fairs, and a Compulsory Industrial Internship.
Internship: Our students can complete the 30-day industrial internship required for their 2-year associate degree program at companies operating in the fields of machinery, mold manufacturing, and metal and sheet metal processing, including those engaged in the design and/or manufacture of machinery, molds, apparatus, and automotive components in İnegöl, Bursa, or anywhere in Turkey.
Workplace Training: The practical application of the Workplace Training course, which serves as a course in the 3rd and 4th semesters, can be completed at companies in Bursa and İnegöl engaged in the design and/or manufacture of machinery, molds, apparatus, and automotive components, as well as machinery manufacturing used in the furniture sector, and the design and/or manufacture of metal furniture parts and accessories.
From Design to Production: Steel construction work, such as school desks, tables, library tables, lecture halls, classroom platforms, and campus entrance doors, required by all units affiliated with Uludağ University and our vocational school, is designed in CAD and manufactured in our vocational school's machine welding workshop.
Technical Visits: To support theoretical courses and demonstrate field applications, technical visits are organized to factories in the Bursa and İnegöl Organized Industrial Zones, ranging from large to medium-sized enterprises, engaged in machinery, molds, and automotive sub-industry production.
Furthermore, developments in metal and sheet metal processing technologies are explored by participating in Bursa's Machinery, Metalworking, and Automation fairs.
Work Opportunities: Students in the İnegöl Vocational School Mechanical Drawing and Construction Program can begin working while continuing their education. Bursa's significant role in the machinery, molds, apparatus, automotive design, and manufacturing sectors, as well as İnegöl's significant role in the furniture sector, including the production of metal furniture parts and accessories, offers internship, part-time, and full-time employment opportunities.
The majority of our students who complete their associate's degree programs and begin their careers work in the machinery and metal fabrication industry as CAD designers, draftsmen, CAM programmers, and CNC operators. They can quickly advance to important positions such as CAD-CAM supervisors, R&D supervisors, and production supervisors.
Vertical Transfer: Transfers to Engineering and Technology faculties are possible through the DGS exam.
Associate's degree graduates in machinery can transfer to the following departments through the DGS:
- Industrial Engineering
- Energy Systems Engineering
- Energy Management
- Ship Engines
- Business Engineering
- Ship and Ocean Technology Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
- Nanotechnology Engineering
- Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
- Automotive Engineering
- Agricultural Machinery and Technologies Engineering
- Aircraft Maintenance and Repair
- Airframe and Engine Maintenance
- Aeronautical Engineering
- Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
In addition, graduates of the Mechanical Drawing and Construction department have the right to transfer to associate degree programs (registration can be made in the 5th semester of the programs without taking difference courses) through the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) of Anadolu University's Open Education Faculty, the Faculty of Economics, and the Faculty of Business Administration; the Open Education Undergraduate Programs of Atatürk University's Open Education Faculty; and the Open Education Undergraduate Programs of Istanbul University's Open and Distance Education Faculty.
The departments eligible for transfer are as follows:
- Labor Economics and Industrial Relations
- Public Relations and Advertising
- Public Relations and Promotion
- Economy
- Business
- Public Administration
- Finance
- Political Science and Public Administration
- International Relation