Department of Food Engineering was established within the body of Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Agriculture regarding the decision of the Executive Board of the Higher Education Council dated 16.04.2014 and numbered 23857. 5 associate professors are full-time employed. The education in the Department of Food Engineering under the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences started in the spring semester of the 2020-2021 academic year. In addition, as of the fall semester of the 2021-2022 academic year, undergraduate education has also started.
In general, the Department of Food Engineering involves with the processing of raw/foodstuffs using appropriate methods, optimization of the production, designing of new products, quality control, food preservation methods and extending shelf-life, food additives, increasing the number of healthy-foods, designing/establishing/operating/enhancing the food quality and food safety during production. Food engineers can be employed in various public institutions and several branches of food industry.