Zonguldak Karaelmas University was established with the law numbered 3837 that came into force on 11.07.1992 and gained legal personality on 01.01.1993 and started its education and training activities with its developing staff. The name of our university was changed to Bülent Ecevit University as of 11.04.2012 and to Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University as of 2018.

Within the scope of the Food Engineering establishment studies, the proposals of Zonguldak Karaelmas University Rectorate regarding the opening of the Department of Food Technology and the Department of Food Sciences within the Department of Food Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering were examined at the Higher Education Executive Board meeting dated 16.06.2011 and in accordance with the article 7/d-2 of Law numbered 2547 amended by Law numbered 2880, the said proposals were deemed appropriate and the studies were started.

In the meeting of the General Assembly of Higher Education dated 19/03/2014, it was deemed appropriate to open the undergraduate program of Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Engineering Food Engineering Department in the 2014-2015 Academic Year and accept 50 students.

The Department of Food Engineering started education in the 2014-2015 academic year by accepting 52 students for the undergraduate program. The duration of the program is 4 years and the language of education is Turkish. In addition, optional English preparatory education is provided. The department continued its activities in the Sakine Şevki YURTBAY Food Research Center and Food Engineering building located in Çaycuma Campus between 2014-2019 and moved to the Faculty of Engineering building in Merkez Farabi Campus as of July 2019. The education and training activities of the Department of Food Engineering continue in the classrooms of the Faculty of Engineering building in Merkez Farabi Campus and in the laboratories located in Teknolab C Block as of the fall semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. There are two main branches in the department: Food Technology and Food Sciences. The Department of Food Engineering has an academic staff consisting of 1 professor, 3 assistant professors and 1 research assistant.

Food Engineering is a branch of engineering where physical, chemical and biological sciences find application in the processing, storage, transportation of foods and the production and development of new foods. Food Engineers conduct research and training on the processing, storage and development of new products, the versatile use of raw materials, and thus the increase in healthy food varieties. They solve problems that may arise during production, ensure that processes continue without interruption, and supervise production at all stages from raw materials to the consumer, and perform quality control.

Food Engineers can work as project engineers, business engineers, consultants or quality control specialists in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and in the private sector.

People who want to receive Food Engineering education must be interested in mathematics, biology, physics and especially chemistry and economics. In addition, since food engineering is essentially an interdisciplinary field, people who choose this department are expected to be willing to read, be able to conduct research-oriented studies, be willing to work continuously, and be able to follow innovations.

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