The Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Technology was established in April 1999 to support engineering researches and developments. The institute is comprised of four departments ; Machinery Design, Heat and Fluid Flow, and Control and Manufacturing, Test and Inspection and three research centers ; Automobile Parts, Advanced Machinery Design, Precision Machine Design.

Technology transfer to the related industry is the prime objective of the institute activities. And the institute also undertakes counsels and information exchanges on education and research in the field of mechanical engineering and technology.