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National Education Minister Ziya Selçuk said: “We had the opportunity to show that schools are safer than the bazaar, the market and the street through the measures we have taken at this time when the epidemic is on the rise. . said.
Ziya Selçuk, Minister of National Education, responded to questions from deputies at meetings about his Ministry’s budget at TBMM’s Plan and Budget Committee.
On the issue of village schools, Minister Selçuk said that as a result of the amendment made in the legislation, if there are between 3 and 5 students, all the schools in the village are allowed to open and thousands of schools are opened.
Selçuk stated that in response to the question about the opening of private schools, it is not possible to open schools with gardens of less than 500 square meters. “The regulation on the opening of private schools under certain conditions is awaiting implementation in the Presidency. I speak.
When asked about the complaints that “the Educational Information Network (EBA) collapsed” at the beginning of the academic year, Selçuk explained that there were two international cyber attacks during this period and that the Telecom services perceived this situation as an attack because all the students entered the system at the same time.
Selcuk ministers, many countries that only with the topics are responsible for sending email to students, but Turkey established 3 channels, strengthens the EBA infrastructure, EBA Support has established Points and students to write also expressed training. Stating that there are deficiencies despite what has been done, Selçuk said, “But if it is said that ‘EBA has collapsed’ as if nothing had been done, it is not very healthy to express a problem that we are experiencing since ‘EBA has collapsed ‘for a misunderstanding and two international cyber attacks based in Holland and America. ” used the expression.
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When asked if he considered that the resources allocated for the reinforcement of buildings in the 2021 budget were sufficient, Selçuk replied as follows:
“We destroyed 50 schools in August-October in Izmir. We had already evacuated these schools. Only 139 of the 2,600 schools had cracks in the walls and plaster during the earthquake. There is not a single school in Bayraklı among the 139 schools with minor problems. 139 schools are related. In recent years, of course, allocations have been increasing. We will complete these constructions in 2021. In 2021, we will also schedule additional research considering the possibility of providing an additional budget. “
Minister Selcuk, responding to the question about teacher appointments, “Of course we will make appointments in 2021. There is a teacher appointment in the budget. We have our efforts, efforts, initiatives on the large number of them. We will share the good news. of this when we expect it. ” said.
On the issue of bus education, Selcuk stated that this year there will be savings in the bus education budget.
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Minister Selçuk continued as follows:
This year, together with changes in the legislation on the month of book approvals and other measures, TL 434 million have been saved on textbooks. While each school bought its own fuel by opening a competition, this year we made an agreement with the Ministry of Energy and we bought the coal centrally as long as it exceeds a certain calorie. We bring to school. I did not bother to bid.So there was no school, there were no school difficulties related to the bidding, etc. We do not argue. We run this center in Turkey and only provide a savings of around £ 155 million worth of coal. “
Ministry of nearly 1 million pounds of souvenirs to be asked about reports that Minister Selcuk spends money, many successful students and teachers in Turkey drew attention to the presence.
Specifying that they were given gifts such as chess games, pens and books, Selçuk said: “We distribute various gifts to children at ceremonies, visits, celebrations related to success. Otherwise, the Ministry or the Minister has received a gift of a million and it’s no such thing. ” said.
Minister Selçuk also said the following regarding the use of closed village schools for mukhtar and health centers:
“If we don’t need them, these are allotments for us from Milli Emlak, we are not our property, they are all allocated. We have released all these disused buildings as long as they are returned to the Ministry of National Education in case of need, and under the control and supervision of dear governors. Each province can easily do it. As our center, we do not even need our daily monitoring of these issues, there is a temporary use. There is no obstacle. “
300 MILLION DOLLARS OF WORLD BANK CREDIT
Noting that 18,000 schools are not resistant to earthquakes, Selçuk said that this is an exaggerated number and that his investigations continue.
Selçuk stated that they will provide detailed information in writing on this, and that the Ministry of National Education will have an expense related to the earthquake and that they are planning it.
Minister Selçuk said: “We have received a long-term loan of $ 300 million from the World Bank and that loan has also been executed. Expenses can be made. As long as it is used for the earthquake, 300 million dollars will be used for the renovation and strengthening of our school buildings. ” I speak.
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SARAÇ: “WE ARE SIX OF ALL THE CARPETS IN YÖK”
Yekta Saraç, President of YÖK, answered the questions of the deputies.
Asked about medical education and university hospital debts, Saraç said that he adds to the concerns about medical education. “The hospital issue is actually a service institution and the latter is part of medical education. If we eliminate it, we lose education and accelerate the path towards the privatization of service provision,” said Saraç. said.
Stating that this is an issue that must be resolved, Saraç stated that university hospitals are not private hospitals and can cause partial damage, and that this should be considered as a loss of service.
Stating that the brain drain is not a situation related to them, Saraç said that successful students know that the anxiety of not finding a place in the universities is also very important.
Stating that they will implement the “YÖK Academic Career Merit Project” that they completed within two weeks, Saraç said they believe it will bring significant benefits.
Emphasizing that transparency is the best inspection, Saraç said: “At our YÖK, all our carpets are clean and shiny.” said.
Saraç, “There is no legal dean in law schools”, “This is not true, it is unfounded. For some reason, a retired lawyer did something like that. He spoke.
Faced with criticism that YÖK is an institution that destroys university autonomy, Saraç said: “On the contrary, the most criticized issue for 3-4 years is ‘why did they give this authority to the universities?’ An important part of your criticism towards us in this room is due to the procedures within the authority of the universities. YÖK is an institution that has been making higher education policies for 5 years, it is not an institution that opens an investigation, it is not an institution that determines the curriculum used the expressions.
Responding to the statement that “YÖK is trying to bring the university to a place for money,” Saraç said, “Our point of view in higher education is public. We make our plans accordingly and implement our projects accordingly. It is disturbing. , social justice and emphasizing equal opportunities. ” said.
The 2021 budgets of the Ministry of National Education, the Council of Higher Education, the Presidency of ÖSYM, the Higher Education Quality Board and the universities were approved in the TBMM Plan and Budget Committee.
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