The Joint Program in Mechanical Engineering Between Dalian University of Technology and University of California, Irvine (“Joint Program”), which is called “Mechanical Design & Manufacturing and Their Automation” at DUT and “Mechanical Engineering” at UCI, combines a broad-based education in the engineering sciences with a strong grounding in quantitative, problem-solving, design, and communications skills. This major is part of the Development of Specialty Majors Program for higher education,  promoted by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China.