Dear Stakeholders, Following the work of the Agricultural Biotechnology Program-Specific Criteria Working Subgroup appointed by the ZİDEK Criteria Committee, the following update to the Agricultural Biotechnology Program-Specific Criteria has been proposed. We kindly request that you send your feedback on the proposed criteria to [email protected] by close of business on Wednesday, 1 December 2021. Agricultural Biotechnology Program-Specific Criteria (Current) Article 21
- These program criteria apply to programs whose names include “agricultural biotechnology” and similar designations.
- It must be demonstrated that graduates can solve problems in agricultural biotechnology using the knowledge and principles of basic sciences and engineering. It must be demonstrated that the program equips graduates with the ability to develop superior plant varieties and animal breeds using molecular biotechnology and conventional breeding methods, develop modern plant cultivation and animal husbandry techniques, develop genotypes resistant to diseases and pests, develop environmentally friendly production methods that do not disrupt ecological balance, ensure the development of breeding plant and animal populations needed by domestic and foreign producers, identify native genetic resources and bring them into cultivation, and apply these abilities in practice through designs.
Agricultural Biotechnology Program-Specific Criteria (Proposed) Article 21
- These program criteria apply to programs whose names include “Agricultural Biotechnology” and similar designations.
- It must be demonstrated that graduates can solve problems in agricultural biotechnology using the knowledge and principles of basic sciences and engineering. It must be demonstrated that the program equips graduates with the ability to develop superior plant varieties, animal breeds and microbial strains using modern biotechnology methods in support of conventional breeding, develop modern plant cultivation and animal husbandry and production techniques, develop disease- and pest-resistant or tolerant varieties and genotypes, develop environmentally friendly production methods that do not disrupt ecological balance, ensure the development of breeding animal populations and new plant varieties needed by producers, obtain and characterize enzymes and microorganisms important at every stage of agricultural production and use these organisms to produce primary and secondary metabolites with potential applications in different industrial fields, identify native genetic resources and ensure their conservation and cultivation, and apply these abilities in practice through designs.
