The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies was established at Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University in 2011. The Biosystems Engineering Department, one of the four departments within the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, commenced its educational activities in the 2021 academic year after completing its academic staff structure. As of 2026, the department's academic staff includes 4 associate professors, 3 assistant professors, and 1 research assistant.
The department plans to collaborate and exchange programs with various countries through ERASMUS and MEVLANA projects for its students and faculty members.
Approximately 30 students are planned to be admitted to the department each year. Students who successfully complete the undergraduate program, consisting of compulsory and elective courses, will graduate with the title of Biosystems Engineer. Successful students who wish to do so may also complete a second major or minor in another discipline.
Biosystems Engineers, graduating from a department (Biosystems Engineering Department) that includes the sub-programs of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation, Agricultural Machinery, and Agricultural Energy Systems, which were previously offered as sub-programs under the Agricultural Engineering Program, will benefit from all the duties and responsibilities (Irrigation-Drainage, Agricultural Structures, Agricultural Tools and Machinery) according to the Undergraduate and Specialization Fields in the third section of the Regulation on the Duties and Responsibilities of Agricultural Engineers. Accordingly, Biosystems Engineers will be able to conduct research, studies, planning, project implementation, and control services related to irrigation facilities with irrigation water needs of up to 500 liters per second, ponds to provide irrigation water and animal drinking water, drainage, soil erosion prevention and water conservation facilities, and agricultural structures; Graduates of the Biosystems Engineering department will be authorized to: conduct land leveling, field head canals, field group roads, in-field irrigation and drainage facilities, land reclamation, consolidation, distribution, and similar soil and water use improvement projects related to the use of water in agriculture in irrigation facilities; carry out soil-water-plant relationship studies, feasibility studies, planning, project design, implementation, and control; design, prepare, and sign projects for agricultural tools and machinery; conduct examinations, tests, and analyses related to the necessary documents or licensing procedures for the manufacture, marketing, import, and export of agricultural tools and machinery; design, prepare, and sign projects for agricultural energy systems; and conduct examinations, inspections, and analyses related to the necessary documents or licensing procedures for the manufacture, marketing, import, and export of agricultural energy systems.
Graduates of the Biosystems Engineering department will be authorized to work in the areas mentioned above; Graduates will be employed in public institutions (Provincial Special Administrations, Ministries of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Environment and Urbanization, Forestry and Water Affairs, Municipalities, State Hydraulic Works, Agricultural and Rural Development Support Agency, etc.), Land Consolidation Contracting Firms, Universities (as teaching staff), Agricultural Machinery Industry, Tractor Industry, Agricultural Consulting Organizations, Agriculture-Based Cooperatives, Public and Private Banks, Agricultural Machinery Contracting Companies, Irrigation Associations, Irrigation-Drainage Contracting Firms, Private Engineering and Consulting Offices, Technology Development Zones, Contracting Firms Related to Agricultural Structures, International Agricultural Companies, Livestock-Based Machinery Industry, Food Machinery Industry, and Large Agricultural Enterprises.
Graduates who successfully complete the program will receive a Bachelor's degree in Biosystems Engineering.
To be accepted into the program, students must possess a high school diploma or equivalent and have achieved a sufficient score in the relevant field on the exam administered by ÖSYM (Student Selection and Placement Center).
Students studying at Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University may be exempt from certain courses according to the Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University Associate Degree and Undergraduate Education and Examination Regulations. To be exempt from courses, students must apply within the specified timeframes and obtain approval from the relevant college/faculty/institute management boards.
To graduate, candidates must successfully complete all courses in the program (a total of 240 ECTS credits), achieve a weighted grade point average of at least 2.00 out of 4.00, and successfully complete their graduation thesis. Graduates of the program may continue their postgraduate education if they meet the necessary conditions according to the postgraduate education regulations. Exams at Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University are conducted in accordance with the Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University Associate Degree and Undergraduate Education, Teaching and Examination Regulations, in line with the student workload in the Bologna process.
Our department will place emphasis on scientific research.