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YÖK’S RECOMMENDATION
In the opinion letter sent by the Ministry of Health to the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), it was suggested that the theoretical courses should be carried out in the universities in the autumn semester of the academic year 2020-2021, the theoretical courses should be carried out with methods distance and digital learning as far as possible, and internships should be postponed, if possible, in programs where practical training is mandatory.
YÖK sent the rectors a letter on the education and training processes in the Kovid-19 process. The article stated that public institutions and organizations took action in the fight against the global epidemic of Kovid-19 and that they were put into practice.
In the article, it was recalled that YÖK has published the “New Guide to Standardization in the Global Epidemic”, which contains framework decisions on the measures to be taken by higher education institutions.
It was noted in the article that a broad initiative was given to higher education institutions and that taking into account the nature of their faculties and units, they made decisions in the competent councils regarding the sustainability of education and training, and noted that the number of people with Kovid-19 has recently increased.
The article indicates that the guidance of the Ministry of Health on the measures to be taken to combat the epidemic effectively and alleviate the burden of health workers, and the decision of the Ministry of Health by the Rectory taking the opinion of the provincial pandemic boards or provincial public health committees to continue education and training activities in universities in the fall period. It was reported that an opinion was requested on the matter.
The article included the following explanations:
In the response letter of the Ministry, ‘In the fall semester of the academic year 2020-2021, theoretical lessons in formal education should be carried out with distance and digital teaching methods as far as possible without being in the same classroom environment , in programs where practical training is mandatory, if possible, practices are postponed, if possible, the use of personal and necessary protective equipment It has been decided to take precautions and continue it face to face ”. I beg you to take into account the opinions of the Ministry of Health in the framework of the initiative that YÖK has given to higher education institutions in their decisions on their plans for the 2020-2021 academic year ”.
