Faculty

The Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek (henceforth FABSO) operates within Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek and is one of its oldest constituents. On 18 October 2010, exactly half a century passed since its existence.

In addition to teaching the university undergraduate, graduate, professional, and postgraduate courses, the Faculty’s core activity is scientific research, primarily in the biotechnical scientific domain—that is, in the scientific field of studies in Agronomy.

The Faculty’s scientific and teaching staff executes a task of students’ education while gradually introducing the students into the world of basic knowledge about plants, animals, and breeding technologies so that the students can independently manage the process of agricultural production, whose ultimate goal is to produce food for human community. In this complex educational process, the teachers apply their own knowledge of scientific and professional work, thus enriching and modernizing students’ education. In a parallel with the teaching work, assistants, professors, and professional associates conduct scientific research in biology, chemistry, nutrition, and protection, as well as in plant and animal genetics, mechanization, economics, and agricultural and livestock production, with the aim of qualitative and quantitative improvement of food production, in addition to the possibly lower production costs and the preservation of nature, environment, and human health.