Nigde Omer Halisdemir University Faculty of Agricultural Sciences IAAS Student Community Project visited Ankara University Faculty of Agriculture within the scope of UNIDES 3rd Term Program.
Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, IAAS Nigde Local Committee and Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture, in cooperation with the DIJI IAAS project sponsored by the Ministry of Youth and Sports University Program at Ankara University on 21/04/2025, the first of the presentation series titled “IAAS and Digital Agriculture Vision” was held.
The introduction program of the DIJI IAAS project started with the opening speech made by Ankara University Faculty of Agriculture Vice Dean Prof. Dr. Ufuk TURKER. In his speeches, he emphasized the importance of digitalization in agriculture, international student communities and collaborations between universities in this digital transformation process in agriculture and mentioned the need to support such structures. Then, Assoc. Zeynep ÜNAL provided information on digital agriculture, precision agriculture, smart agriculture, the role of artificial intelligence in digital agriculture and studies conducted in the field of digital agriculture. IAAS Niğde Club President Serhat Hazar OZAN gave a presentation on IAAS introduction and history, vision and mission, and countries where it is active. IAAS Europe Director Metehan ÜSTÜNDAĞ introduced the IAAS management structure and IAAS projects carried out in Niğde, Turkey and the world. The program ended with the answers to the questions of the participants and their contributions. In addition, meetings were held regarding the establishment of an IAAS committee at Ankara University within the scope of this program.