Which University Will Conduct Final Exams Remotely?

The Omicron variant, which emerged in South Africa, started to spread rapidly in our country as well as all over the world. to 68 thousand reached the record. It was a matter of curiosity whether measures would be taken again due to these records, and whether schools, especially universities, would switch to distance education.

In the past days President of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), Prof. Dr. Erol Ozvarmade statements on the subject. Stating that universities will not be closed, Özvar said that this situation will continue in the upcoming period; however, he stated that universities can determine distance education by making their own decisions. After these statements, some schools that started their final exams announced their new measures against the epidemic.

Face to face exams at ITU and Hacettepe

Istanbul Technical University (ITU) According to the statements made by the school, hybrid education will be implemented. This decision, which will be implemented until the end of the fall semester, will allow faculty members to lecture in class; on the other hand, it will allow students to follow the lesson from the classroom, if they wish, from a distance. Year-end final exams will be held face-to-face.

located in Ankara Hacettepe University management, on the other hand, announced that the end-of-year exams will be held face-to-face, ‘by applying the necessary measures such as masks and distance’. This decision, on the other hand, drew a reaction from the students who were worried about the case records.

Boğaziçi left the decision to academics, Koç University decided to hold the exams online

One of Turkey’s most successful universities from Bogazici University Decisions on the subject were also announced. Noting that the classes will be held online until January 4, the school stated that the end-of-year exams will be determined by the faculty members, and they can do it online if they wish.

Announcing that distance education will be implemented until January 7, except for the applied courses in the Faculty of Law and Medicine. Koç University, stated that the fall semester exams, which will be held on January 10-21, will be held online, just like the courses.

Most universities will continue to implement the ‘hybrid’ education decision by taking the exams face-to-face

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University According to the decisions taken by the management, it was decided to conduct the exams at the school and face-to-face lessons remotely. It was stated that the stage and workshops could be used as ‘diluted’. Those who plan to do online classes and face-to-face exams Istanbul Bilgi University He also stated that this decision may change in the coming days.

Apart from these, Sabancı University announced that it will be held face-to-face in ‘diluted’ classes. Universities such as METU, Yıldız Teknik, 9 Eylül, Aegean, Marmara, Ankara, Atatürk, Anadolu, Osmangazi, Selçuk, Yeditepe and Özyeğin will not give up on the decisions they have announced at the beginning of the semester.hybrid’ announced that they will continue their education.

In short, most universities are planning to continue their education in a hybrid way and to make the final exams face-to-face. Many students on this subject is reacting and emphasizes that the astronomical increase in cases makes them nervous. So, what do you think about this? Do you think universities should go back to distance education completely? You can share your thoughts in the comments.