Overview
The Food Hygiene and Technology at Near East University aims to inform about the antemortem and postmortem conditions of slaughtered poultry, slaughtering process, conservation, risk evaluation, hygienic conditions of chain that production to consumption.
Students are given every opportunity to learn all aspects of the Veterinary occupation at the educational complex, which consists of the main education building, Animal Hospital, Havva Hanım Education and Learning, Application and Research Farm and the Arapköy Horse Farm.
The Near East University Veterinary Faculty, which remains the only one of its kind, has the mission of producing Veterinary doctors who are competent, effective, inquisitive, researchers who are environmentally friendly, self-confident when making and applying decisions in light of the principles of Veterinary education, who overcome the problems that animal husbandry brings, produce scientific information regarding animal and public health, spreading this information and can provide all services that are related to this topic.
The fundamental vision of the faculty is to become respected on an international level in terms of education-teaching and service, to be regarded as a leader in the field in national platforms and to be a leading preferred educational institution.
Faculty Facilities
The education building, which also includes the fully equipped Near East University Animal Hospital, consists of lecture halls, dissection and necropsy halls, and a fully equipped multidisciplinary and microscopy laboratory. Students are given practical and theoretical lessons related to the departments of Basic Veterinary Medicine Sciences, Pre-Clinical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Animal Nutrition and Zootechnics Food Hygiene and Technology.
Students are given the opportunity to apply clinical applications on all animals including cats and dogs at the Animal Hospital located within the building. The Animal Hospital, which provides polyclinics and inpatient wards, has four general and one specific (eye, tooth, ear diseases etc.) examination room, a central diagnosis laboratory, an imaging centre, two operating theatres (one used for soft tissue and the other used for orthopaedic surgery), a post-operative intensive care unit and hospitalisation units in which students have the opportunity to practice medical and surgical techniques. Additionally, it provides services to the community regarding pet health.
Programme Structure
Courses included:
- Meat Hygiene
- Food Chemistry
- Food Microbiology
- Poultry Meat Hygiene
- Milk Hygiene and Technology
- Veterinary Public Health
- Meat Science
- Meat Products Technology
Key information
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Technology Management Food SciencesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Graduating from a MSc, MA or MBA level Master’s program (Min. CGPA 3.00)
- English Proficiency: TOEFL and other Qualifications may be considered.
- Turkish Proficiency (Required only for foreign students applying to Departments whereby the language of instruction is Turkish.
Tuition Fee
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International
3000 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 3000 EUR per year
- 1st – 3rd Semesters: €3,000
- 4th – 8th Semesters: €1,400
- 9th Semester: Free
Living costs for Mersin
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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