Aksaray University
MINING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Mining Engineering Department, which was opened in the 1992-1993 academic year with the establishment of Niğde University, was connected to Aksaray University in the 2006-2007 academic year. In the 2011-2012 academic year, students started to be admitted to the department. In the department, there are two divisions as Mine Management and Mineral Processing, and a total of 1 Professor, 1 Associate Professor and 1 Doctor Research Assistant are currently employed. Students graduated from the department have different opportunities in various fields. These are mining, ceramics, glass, and cement industry, marble and quarry operations, tunneling. Our graduates can also take part in mining and natural resources related projects, feasibility and evaluation studies, as well as work as occupational safety experts, consultants and technical supervisors. In the department, Mining Engineering education is given to undergraduate students in terms of theory and practice. After the first two years of basic Mining Engineering education are given to the students, they are also given the opportunity to branch out in one of the divisons they are interested in with elective courses in the third and fourth years.