Çerez Örnek

Message of the Dean

The Faculty of Fisheries, one of the 19 faculties continuing its education and training activities within Ege University, started its activities as the Higher School of Fisheries established in 1982 in accordance with the Decree Law No. 41, and was transformed into a faculty with the Law No. 3837 on 11.7.1992. It maintains its first place among the Faculties of Fisheries in Turkey with its 43 years of experience and knowledge.

The main aim of the Faculty is to train and implement Fisheries Engineers with technological knowledge and experience in the fields of marine and inland water sciences, fisheries, aquaculture and aquaculture. Our faculty continues its education and research activities with 85 faculty members (52 Professors, 23 Associate Professors, 10 Dr. Lecturer), 9 Research Assistants, 1 Dr. Lecturer, 2 engineers and 3 technicians. There are 320 active undergraduate students, 33 PhD students and 73 Master's students. It has 3 Departments and 7 Divisions. The Faculty, with its qualified expert staff, carries out the necessary research and studies in order to determine the environmental problems in the aquatic environment, the problems encountered in practice related to fishermen and aquaculture enterprises on site and to propose solutions. In addition, it has made significant contributions to the start and development of aquaculture in our country and continues to work for the development of the sector.

E.U. Faculty of Fisheries continues its education and research activities with its classrooms and laboratories in Bornova campus, Research and Application Unit in Urla, Homa Research, Education and Application Dive, which is located within the borders of Menemen and includes Izmir bird paradise, as well as R/V EGESÜF research vessel. With our 3 application laboratories where we carry out R&D studies and 33 research and application laboratories in the faculty building, we attach great importance to practical education as well as theory. There are also scientific materials in the faculty where we archive information about Turkey's aquatic ecosystem.

The Faculty, which is among the leading teaching and research institutions of our country with its textbooks, numerous researches, reviews and articles published since its establishment, bears the responsibility and pride of being the leading faculty that contributes to the establishment and development of other Fisheries Faculties in our country.

 

Dear students;

Students who prefer our Faculty, you will meet the traditions of Ege University for more than half a century, and you will experience the honour and pride of studying in the most distinguished and pioneering faculty of our country. During your 4-year education in Turkey's first established and largest Faculty of Fisheries, you will be trained as young fisheries engineers who are compatible and equipped with the sector and can compete with the world by applying an education programme that will get to know the aquatic environment in all its aspects and will take great pleasure as you get to know it. With the education and training activities in our faculty, as ‘Fisheries Engineer’, you will have practical knowledge about the utilisation and sustainable management of our country's water resources in line with our needs.

As a competitive and innovativeFisheries Engineer equipped with universal and up-to-date knowledge, you will work in many public institutions such as the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation and the private sector, especially in local governments. During your education, you will benefit from our new and modern classrooms and student laboratories, as well as Urla Unit and Homa Research and Application Dalyan and R/V EGESÜF research vessel. With all these feelings and thoughts, I would like to extend my respect and love to our over 3500 graduates, over 300 current students and young engineer candidates who will prefer our faculty...

Prof. Dr. Halil ŞEN

Dean V.

 

 


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