General Information
Agricultural Biotechnology Department was established in 2011 with the law of 606 coded by Higher Education Council. Agricultural Biotechnology Department is a part of Faculty of Agriculture.
Biotechnology, which is rapidly developing and applied in many fields, has emerged as the result of genetics, molecular biology and cell biology and many other interdisciplinary studies. One of the main duties and objectives of the Faculty of Agriculture is to carry out educational and research activities in order to grow and develop biological inputs in the best way in agriculture. Although the classical breeding methods used especially in the development of plants and animals have provided important services to agriculture and humanity to this day, biotechnological methods allow more efficient and efficient spending of time and funds in this development. In addition, biotechnology can allow many developmental studies that cannot be considered with classical methods.
In the developing world, interdisciplinary studies constitute the basis and most efficient of scientific research. Therefore, The cooperation of applied agricultural fields with basic sciences, biology, chemistry and etc., gives very effective results. The main fields of study of the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, which covers all branches of agriculture, are Plant Biotechnology, Enzyme and Microbial Biotechnology and Animal Biotechnology, which covers molecular biology, genetic engineering, genomics, proteomics, molecular breeding, genetic transformation techniques, detection of genetic changes and tissue culture.
Mission
The mission of the Agricultural Biotechnology Department/Program is to educate engineers equipped with the ability to accelerate the developments in agriculture in the direction of developments in the world by using different disciplinary approaches in the field of agricultural biotechnology.
Vision
Our vision is to become a reputable department in the national and international field with its education in the field of agricultural biotechnology and internationally recognized for its research.
Employment Possibilities of The Graduates
Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock, Agricultural Departments of provinces, biotechnology institutes, and research institutes, agricultural analysis laboratories, seed and pesticide distributors, greenhouse sector, banks, agricultural cooperatives, researcher and educator at universities, private sector whose field of activity isbiotechnology.
Department Facilities
Agricultural Biotechnology Department were accepted Bachelor students in 2012 and Master of Science students in 2014. Biotechnology, molecular biology and genetic laboratories are being used in all researches in the department.
Educational Objectives
Department of Agricultural Biotechnology targets to educate the agricultural engineers in agricultural biotechnology area, who have the ability to apply the methods used in the field of agricultural biotechnology and who can bring a different approach to plant and animal production with interdisciplinary studies.
Program Outcomes
-Ability to use different discipline approaches and information of basic and applied researches in agricultural areas.
-Ability to work actively in professional development activities and projects either as an individual or in multi-disciplinary groups and to take any responsibility that may arise in the process.
-To have knowledge of at least one foreign language at a level to follow the current knowledge, communicate with colleagues and search for solutions to problems.
-To be individuals who are sensitive to universal and social values, represent the interests of the country, researching, producing, aware of ethical and professional responsibility, have the ability to use initiative and creativity.
-Ability to recognize and detect environmental andmutual interactions in the context of diversity of living beings, structure, function and operation, organization.
-Ability to create solutions to increase the efficiency of animal and plant production.
-To have a basic knowledge of agricultural biotechnology and other fields of agricultural engineering, in order to solve the problems encountered, ability to define the necessary data for purpose, data collection and problem solving skills using information technologies.
-Addition to conventional breeding methods on plant and animal breeding, to have theoretical and practical knowledge about molecular breeding (field and laboratory), and the ability to use and transfer this information correctly.
-Ability of finding and evaluating the source of environmental, biological, technical and economic issues that might negatively affect the desired level of quality and productivity in agriculture.
-Ability to give direction to today's sustainable agriculture system using biotechnological applications in agriculture.
Academic Staff
Plant Biotechnology
Prof.Dr. Ece Turhan (Head of Department)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Sergül Ergin (Vice Chair of Department)
Research Assist. Çiğdem Aydoğan
Enzyme and Microbial Biotechnology
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Coşkun Güçlü
Research. Assist. Ceren Elibol
Animal Biotechnology
Assist. Prof. Dr. Muhammet Kaya
Address and Contact
EskişehirOsmangazi University, Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Biotechnology Department, Ali NumanKıraç Campus, 26160 Eskişehir/TURKEY
Phone: +90 222 324 29 91/4878
Head of Department: Prof.Dr. EceTurhan
Vice Chair of Department: Assist. Prof.Dr.Sergül Ergin
Erasmus Coordinator: Assist. Prof.Dr.Muhammet Kaya