NUS Mechanical Engineering

Three days. New faces. New friendships. Plenty of action.

From team challenges and sports to dragon boating, MECHANOVA 2026 brought our freshmen together for three fun-filled days beyond the classroom.

There were wins, laughs, a little friendly competition and plenty of memorable moments along the way. More importantly, it was a chance to make new friends and start their ME journey together.

Here is a look back at MECHANOVA 2026!

We catch up with our Robotics and Machine Intelligence (RMI) students during a pre-finals bonding session.

We checked in on how they are feeling heading into exams and what they are doing to stay on track.

Watch till the end to hear how they are coping, the courses pushing them the most and the small strategies helping them stay consistent!

To all students having exams, all the best! Stay consistent, take it one step at a time and you got this!

Our Mechanical Engineering students recently visited ATC and GD Precision Headquarters to get a closer look at how engineering comes to life in the workplace.

The visit gave students the opportunity to observe how concepts learnt in class connect to real-world operations, from precision machining and fabrication to broader manufacturing workflows and systems.

It also offered a fresh perspective on how far manufacturing has evolved beyond its traditional image.

Gerry Ong, CEO of GD Precision, shared, “Many students were surprised to see that manufacturing today is highly advanced, with Artificial Intelligence (AI), autonomous technology and smart systems shaping how we operate at GD Precision.”

Experiences like these also show why company visits remain an important part of engineering education, giving students the chance to better understand what engineering looks like in practice.

Harsh Ahuja, a Year 2 Mechanical Engineering student, shared, “It’s one thing to do one’s own research about the company and its operations online. But being able to actually visit and interact with the workspace gives us a wider perspective of being an engineer at the company.”

Thank you to ATC and GD Precision Headquarters for hosting our students and giving them the opportunity to learn beyond the classroom.

Read more and view photos: https://cde.nus.edu.sg/me/news/mechanical-engineering-students-visit-atc-and-gd-precision/

We went around asking a few of our students to guess our 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject for Mechanical Engineering!

Some were quite confident, some gave surprisingly solid reasons, and some were just trying to make their best guess.

Then we revealed the answer… and a few of them were genuinely surprised!