Deniz, Vedat2021-11-012021-11-012015Deniz, V. (2015). Problems of mining education at Turkish universities: past, present and future. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 174, 441-447.1877-0428https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.687https://hdl.handle.net/11491/65175th International Conference on New Horizons in Education (INTE) -- JUN 25-27, 2014 -- Paris, FRANCEIn this paper, the history of modern mining engineering education at Turkish universities from 1924 until today is briefly explained. So far, the number of departments of mining engineering adds up to 28 and second program is provided by 12, and the number of programs of mining engineering in total have been 40. Consequently, the problems these departments are facing in mining engineering education are mentioned, as well as some researches carried out and work opportunities for mining engineers. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEducationMining EngineeringMining EducationTurkeyConference Object17444144710.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.687N/AWOS:000383740200062