ITU Removed Face-to-face Education Mandatory

Although vaccination against coronavirus is carried out rapidly all over the world, the coronavirus continues to mutate on the one hand. Which pushes the whole world to take various measures again Omicron variant, It is spreading rapidly in our country. While it is on the agenda to remove face-to-face education due to Omicron in various countries of the world, new discussions have started about the situation in Turkey. Today, an important decision has come from ITU in this direction.

Istanbul Technical University Rector Prof. Dr. İsmail Koyuncu announced the new measures taken against the coronavirus on his social media account. Rector Koyuncu announced that the number of positive cases has increased rapidly among students who stay in the dormitories and attend classes in the campus in the last week. Koyuncu, face-to-face until the end of the 2021-2022 Fall Semester. all of the lessons are carried out with the hybrid method. announced the decision.

Students will not have to come to school:

With the hybrid system decided by Istanbul Technical University, the instructors will teach the lesson in the classroom and the students who can come to the classroom will listen to the lesson face to face. Students who cannot come to the class can attend the lesson simultaneously. Via Zoom platform can monitor remotely. Density will not be allowed in classrooms. Thus, students distance or face-to-face training they can choose for themselves.

Ending face-to-face education in schools, especially in schools, although many countries, including Europe and the USA, continue to take various measures against Omicron. last option seen as. In this period, many experts argue that schools should be closed to face-to-face education on the grounds that it is dangerous.