MINISTER KS MESIHOVIĆ: FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING IS GENERATOR OF INNOVATIVE IDEAS THAT ARISE IN FACULTY’S MOST MODERNLY EQUIPPED LABORATORIES

SARAJEVO, FEBRUARY 22 (ONASA) – Minister of Science, Higher Education and Youth of Sarajevo Canton, Prof. Dr. Adna Mesihović visited the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sarajevo.
On that occasion, the faculty administration presented the minister with current and planned capital projects in the field of infrastructure and energy, which the Government of Sarajevo Canton supported with 1.25 million BAM, and which include the modernization of space and improvement of energy efficiency at the faculty.
The administration emphasized the importance of investing in such projects and expressed sincere gratitude to the Government of KS for recognizing the importance of investing in higher education and infrastructure for scientific research.
The minister was also presented with study courses at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, as well as the latest project for the development of a joint master’s program in English in the field of Continuum Computational Mechanics and machine learning in cooperation with University College Dublin, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Shipbuilding – University of Zagreb, and the University of Zenica.
Also, the minister had the opportunity to visit part of the laboratory complex of this faculty, the procurement of which was partly supported by the funds of the Ministry, including the Surface Treatment Laboratory, the Physics Laboratory, the Mechanical Production Engineering Laboratory, the Polymer Materials Testing Laboratory of the Kingdom of Norway IPMlab, the Laboratory for product development and design, and laboratories of the Department of Energy and Process Engineering.
All the mentioned laboratories are equipped with the most modern equipment and are used for educating students, providing services to companies, as well as for conducting scientific research in various fields of engineering.
The minister had the opportunity to familiarize herself with the work and achievements of each laboratory, and emphasized the importance of their contribution to the development of higher education and scientific research.
“I am particularly pleased with the involvement of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sarajevo through scientific laboratories that have a significant contribution to education, research and community development. Students at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering have the opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge in practice through work in modernly equipped laboratories. They thus acquire practical skills and experience in working with equipment and tools used in the industry. Scientists and researchers use these laboratories for experiments, testing materials and developing new technologies. Through its laboratory research, the faculty contributes to innovations in industry and the development of new processes and products. I am proud because the laboratories of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering are the place where ideas are born, and that is what Sarajevo Canton needs in higher education institutions,” Minister Mesihović pointed out.
She praised the faculty’s engagement in the development and application of state-of-the-art technologies, and expressed support for further initiatives to improve the quality of education and research at the faculty, announced the KS Protocol and Press Service.