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UNIVERSITY PROFILE |
Trakya University
provides and nourishes an intellectually alive environment that challenges and
inspires students, researchers and faculty members. Trakya University conducts
innovative research on many fields outlined below and carries research-based education.
Further and detailed information including the research interests and
publications of the faculty members can be obtained from the pages of the
academic units.
THE
SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
The
aim of the School of Arts and Science is the creation and application of
knowledge through pure and applied research and the dissemination of this
knowledge through scholarly publication and teaching. Research and teaching are
the fundamental activities of the faculty. The School of Arts and Science will continue
to build a dynamic, nationally and internationally recognized research base.
This base will provide a solid foundation the school’s undergraduate programs.
Research and teaching goals of the school are to provide an environment that
promotes and facilitates both individual and collaborative research and
teaching activities of faculty, students and staff.
Research
in the Department of Biology addresses a variety of fundamental interests that
include animal, genetics, molecular biology and microbiology.
Research
interests of the Department of Chemistry include Analytical Chemistry,
Biochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry.
The
Department of Mathematics undertakes research in Algebra and Number Theory,
Classical and Applied Analysis and Functional Analysis.
The
Department of Physics has active research programs in experimental and
theoretical physics.
THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
In the Mechanical Engineering Department, main research studies are
carried out in the fields of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, mechanical
vibrations and modern manufacturing methods and some of the faulty members are
working in the international project groups. Some of the research studies are
about boundary layer flows, vibration behavior of composite materials and
modern manufacturing methods and these are related to the 6th Framework
Program.
In the Computer Engineering Department, research activities are
carried out in the fields of computer hardware and software. The faculty
members of the department lead projects concerning artificial intelligence and
computational linguistics, digital signal processing, mobile communication and
methods of environmental planning.
The
School of Agriculture has ten departments which are listed below with their
current research areas. Research areas of the school associated with the Sixth
Framework Program are life sciences, genomic and biotechnology for health; food
quality and safety; sustainable development, global change and ecosystems.
The
Horticulture Department specializes on Vegetable Crop Science, Fruit Crop
Science and Viticulture. Laboratories, orchards, vineyards and a greenhouse are
available at the department for research and practical work.
Entomology
and Plant Pathology are two main scientific subject units in the Department of
Plant Protection.
One
of the basic aims of the Food Engineering Department is to increase the number
of qualified food engineers for our developing food industry.
Landscape
Architecture Department, starting from the smallest scale that is from garden
designs to regional planning, conservation plans for historical and cultural
resources, prepares plantation studies.
The
Agricultural Economy Department has pursuing teaching and research activities.
Research is focused on agricultural cooperatives, agricultural marketing,
agricultural policy, natural resource economics and food sector analysis.
The
Agricultural Machinery Department has a water pump test laboratory, a farm
trailer test unit, a planting machine test unit, a room for engine practices, a
room for plant protection machineries, materials test laboratory, seed
separation, cold storage room and classification room.
The Department of Agricultural Construction
and Irrigation has topographic surveying, soil mechanics, agricultural
structures, hydraulics, irrigation and drainage laboratories and a computing
and sensing unit for training and research.
The
Field Crops Department carries out agronomic and breeding studies on cereals,
edible legumes, industry crops, and pasture and meadow forage crops. Field
experiments are conducted in the department’s experimental field of
approximately 6 hectares. Cytology, electrophoresis and seed laboratories
support field studies
The
main goal of the Soil Science Department is to educate and train for the area
of soil science. Some field experiment is conducted on soil chemistry, soil
fertility and soil microbiology. In addition genesis and classification of some
field soils are carried out.
The
mission of the Animal Science Department besides education is the advancement
of basic and applied research for the development of know-how and technology
that contributes to the profitability and competitiveness of livestock industry
and quality of animal products. Areas of specialization include biometry
genetics, improvement of animal nutrition and livestock’s production. These
three major science branches can be divided more specialized fields such as
bio-technical methods and applied informatics, sheep, goat, cattle, poultry,
production etc.
A performance based fire safety:
The total national, annual cost of fire
damage and different measures of fire protection including the cost of the
direct fire damage, the cost of the indirect fire damage, i.e
effect of disturbances or interruptions, the cost of the fire prevention
measures, extinguishing systems and other fire fighting capabilities
Load
bearing capacity of the structural members and entire systems.
Repair and strengthening of reinforced concrete and
masonry structures, assessment of earthquake safety of existing structures,
quality and strengths of materials and quality of construction.
Optimum
heat loss considerations in connection with the insulation precautions of the
buildings.
Determination
and the evaluation of fire loads.
Estimating
burning rates of fire with respect to the environmental conditions.
Determination
of fire development and hot gas temperatures in enclosures.
Estimating
of thermal exposure of the surrounding surface elements.
Drying of agricultural products.
Failure analysis of different structural materials.
Treatment alternatives with water plants.
Determination
of microelements and natural radioactivity in soil and waters of Thrace Region.
Determination
of microelements and natural radioactivity in soil and waters of Thrace Region.
Biotechnological
studies with predator nematodephagous hyphomycete fungi.
Lake
management.
Heavy metal pollution studies in fresh water ecosystems and soil.
Modelling of
water ecotoxicology.
Toxicity
measurements in water and wastewater.
Solidification
and stabilization of hazardous wastes.
THE
SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
The School of Economics and
Administrative Sciences has the interest of the following main subjects under
the title of “Sustainable Development”:
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Internationalization activities
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Innovative research
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Central and Eastern European relations.
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The projects in the agenda are:
Community Targeting for Sustainable Development in the Balkan
Countries.
Sustainable Development and GIS in the Balkan Region.
Transportation and the Environmental Effects in the Balkan
Countries.
Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) and Balkan Cooperation.
Environmental Quality and Their Effects in the Balkan
Countries.
Endogenous Growth Models and Immiserizing
Growth: The Balkan Countries Case.
The Financial Integration of the Balkan Countries.
Privatization and Reforms with the Role of Government from
the Globalization and Foreign Direct Investment Perspectives in the Central and Eastern European Countries.
The EU Integration of the New Candidate Countries and Their
Comparison with Turkey.
Globalization and Sustainable Development in the Balkan
Countries.
The School of Education declares the
Education of Foreign Languages and the Educational Sciences as the strongest
fields for research activities.
According to the
Sixth Framework programs thematic areas, citizens and governance in a
knowledge-based society along with the international cooperation activities
stated in the cross-cutting research activities are seen to be suitable for the
research activities of the school.
In accordance
with the protocol signed with Bulgarian and Greek universities, the School of
Education organizes conferences in English Language Teaching and Educational
Sciences fields in collaboration with Bulgarian and Greek universities.
Bulgarian, Greek and Turkish teachers working at these universities work in
collaboration on research projects and present their papers in these
conferences.
The School of
Education exchanges lecturers, teachers and students with Bulgarian
Universities and the future plans of the school include doing cultural projects
in collaboration with the students and teachers from Bulgarian and Greek
Universities.