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According to the most popular professions survey conducted by İŞKUR, Energy Systems Engineering was determined as the most popular profession. Energy is one of the basic inputs of economic and social development, as a production factor that must be used in production and as a necessary element for increasing the welfare of society. Factors such as the increasing demand for energy, the decrease in the world's limited fossil fuel resources such as oil, natural gas, and coal, the environmental problems of industrializing countries increasingly coming to the fore and the fluctuation in oil prices always prioritize the issues of energy resources and the effective use of energy. On the one hand, improvement in the efficient use of these resources, on the other hand, energy production from inexhaustible sources such as hydraulic, solar, wind, and biomass, defined as nuclear and renewable energy sources, has gained importance. The inadequacy in energy production has paved the way for new research to bring into play resources that have not been used to date, such as hydrogen. Industrialization is gradually increasing in our country, which has the status of a developing country, and the increase in the amount of energy consumption per capita, which is also a measure of development, reveals the importance of energy. From Turkey's perspective, it is immediately obvious that investments in the energy sector are very essential. Additionally, projects that make Turkey an energy corridor are on the agenda. With projects in the construction or design stages, Turkey will be equipped with oil and natural gas pipes and an electricity transmission network from north to south and east to west. By effectively using its current geostrategic position, Turkey has become an energy corridor between energy producers and consumer countries. This will enable our country to become an energy center. This fact alone is enough to make energy one of the most important items on the agenda in our country. The fact that these resources can be used much more efficiently clearly shows the demand for Energy Systems Engineering. Some of the aims of our Energy Systems Engineering Department, which is related to energy and its effective use, which will always remain important for the world and especially our country today and in the future, are as follows: To prepare students for a successful engineering career by providing them with the ability to apply mathematics, science and engineering knowledge to Energy Systems Engineering problems. To provide students with the ability to identify, formulate, model, analyze, and solve Energy Systems Engineering problems, as well as the ability to design and conduct experiments when necessary and analyze and interpret the results. To ensure that they have the skills to practically use the necessary modern engineering, calculation, and display equipment for this purpose. To identify areas where renewable and alternative energy sources (solar, geothermal, wind, hydrogen, and hydraulic energy) will be used. To investigate the energy supply in the quality and quantity needed by the industry. To research techniques to increase energy efficiency and reduce energy losses in the residential and industrial sectors. To know about the design, manufacturing, and operation of energy systems. To investigate and eliminate the negative effects of existing energy resources and production sites on the environment. To carry out studies on Turkey's energy potential. To train qualified engineers needed wherever energy is used. To ensure that students perceive the importance of postgraduate and lifelong education and to prepare students for these educations by providing them with a strong engineering background. In line with the above-mentioned purposes, advanced technology laboratories have been established and continue to be established. The hydrogen Technologies Laboratory, Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory, Electrical and Electronic Circuits Laboratory, and Wind Laboratory were established to research hydrogen technology, renewable energy technologies, wind turbines and solar collectors, and unmanned aerial vehicles, which are among the most important topics of our day. The Ministry of Industry SAN-TEZ and TÜBİTAK project is currently being carried out in the Hydrogen Technologies laboratory, which has advanced technology test devices such as a fuel cell test system, PEM and SOFC test apparatus, fuel cell test furnace, and hydrogen generator. In the Wind Laboratory, which has a 50x50 m2 test room with a maximum speed of 45 m/s (there are few wind tunnels of this size in Turkey), advanced technology systems such as a smoke generator system, a hot-wire anemometer, and a force measurement system, unmanned aerial vehicles and wind turbines are used. A TÜBİTAK project is being carried out with a method applied for the first time in Turkey to send sound waves to the flow to improve the flow. The academic and physical infrastructure for the department to carry out education is robust.