Universities with the necessary infrastructure started distance education

In line with the decision taken by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), the distance education process begins at universities today. Stating that universities with the necessary infrastructure and competence started distance education, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) Abdülkadir Gayretli said: "We have set an intense academic calendar for applied courses."

Stating that 123 of 207 higher education institutions across the country have Distance Education Application and Research Center (UZEM) and IGU is ready for distance education, Gayretli added: “The needs of universities that lack or have insufficient Learning Management System were tried to be met in cooperation with other universities under the coordination of YÖK as of last week. As IGU, our course contents were prepared by the lecturers who gave the lesson and we started education.”

“PRELIMINARY PREPARATION MADE”

Gayretli noted that all the preliminary preparation has been done together with the lecturers, considering the difficulties that can be faced in distance learning and content preparation in digital media.

Stating that universities with the necessary infrastructure and competence started distance education, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Istanbul Gelisim University Abdülkadir Gayretlisaid: “For the compensation of the courses for the 2019-2020 academic year spring semester, which cannot be given by distance education method in higher education institutions, we have set a concentrated academic calendar for applied courses according to each program.”