Konya Food and Agriculture University

Konya Food and Agriculture University, KFAU (Konya Gıda ve Tarım Üniversitesi, KGTÜ) is a private university founded in Konya in 2013[1] by Scientific Research Technology Education and Culture Foundation (Bilimsel Araştırma Teknoloji Eğitim ve Kültür Vakfı, BARTEK).[2] The decision on the establishment of the university was published in the Official Gazette dated 18 June 2013 and numbered 28681.[3] Konya Food and Agriculture University is Turkey's first specialized university in food and agriculture and the language of education is Turkish for Department of Interior Architecture and Psychology and English for any other branches.[4]

It is to create a university that specializes in life sciences, food and agriculture, which transforms the university into an intellectual knowledge product. KFAU is aiming to be an international research university, which constitutes its academic and technological infrastructure for this purpose.

Unlike the current classical education model, the university will accept students on a faculty basis and the department selection after the first year will be left to the preference of the student without any restriction, as it will enable the students to take part in the R&D activities and projects which are the first in the world and in laboratories equipped with the most up.

Academic units

Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences

With an interdisciplinary approach, it is a province in Turkey with international education and research programs aimed at solving the problems in agriculture sector. Departments located within the faculty;

  • Crop Production and Technologies
  • Animal Production and Technologies
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Genetics and Breeding

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

The training programs within the KFAU Engineering and Architecture Faculty are designed with the goal of educating entrepreneurial individuals with researchers in different disciplines. Departments located within the faculty;

  • The Food Engineering
  • Materials Engineering
  • Bioengineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering

Faculty of Social and Humanities

The Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, which has a mind that overlaps with the global world in accordance with its vision and scope, In the context of values and principles it leans on, "global transformation" as a local and intellectual stakeholder. Departments located within the faculty;

  • International Finance and Economics
  • International Trade and Business
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

References
  1. "Konya Food and Agriculture University | Ranking & Review". www.4icu.org. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  2. GlobalAcademia. "KONYA FOOD AND AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY | Apply Now with Scholarship!". Global Academia. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  3. "Başbakanlık Mevzuatı Geliştirme ve Yayın Genel Müdürlüğü". www.resmigazete.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  4. "Hakkımızda - Konya Gıda ve Tarım Üniversitesi". www.gidatarim.edu.tr. Retrieved 2021-01-25.

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