Mission:
ÖG1) To educate qualified agricultural engineers who are equipped with contemporary knowledge and experience in the fields of cereals and edible legumes, industrial crops, forage crops of pasture-meadow lands, and who meet the needs of the agricultural sector and agriculture-based industry, both nationally and internationally..
ÖG2) To conduct research on agricultural issues at national and international levels, to carry out R&D-supported projects, and to publish the results nationally and internationally.
Vision:
To adhere to and uphold scientific ethical principles in education, research, and extension activities,
To effectively teach technical and general skills within the framework of academic responsibility and with respect for alternative learning methods,
To reach diverse segments of society, to serve industry and agricultural practice, to make academic life meaningful in local, national, and global contexts, and to contribute to university communities,
To teach the ability to push boundaries by becoming members of professional and academic communities and by engaging in technology transfer,
To offer student-centered, participatory, and interactive education rather than instructor-centered teaching,
To become a national leader in its field and to reach a level of development that is competitive on an international scale.
Strategies:
Transition from instructor-centered teaching to interactive, student-centered education that emphasizes production, practice, and individual work,
Improve research infrastructure; increase the number of multidisciplinary and integrated projects supported by institutions such as TÜBİTAK, the European Union, ministries, and the World Bank; promote participation in and development of such projects,
Encourage and expand publications in national and international journals, participation in national and international scientific meetings, and involvement in scientific and technical consultancy,
Actively use existing infrastructures (or establish them if absent) for short-, medium-, and long-term faculty and student exchanges with leading universities in the field.
