Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions About Course Procedure and Campus Entrance on 2021 – 2022 Autumn Semester

1. Will the cafes and restaurants on our campuses open? What measures have been taken in this regard?

Some cafes on campuses were opened. The rules set by the Ministry of Health and the Provincial Hygiene Board are applied in the same way at our university. The tables in the cafes have a cross seating arrangement. It is recommended to sit with a space. In addition, salt, pepper, pellets, glasses, bread holders and toothpicks were removed from the tables.

2. Is there a vaccine or PCR test requirement for our academics?

Academicians must be vaccinated or submit a negative PCR test once a week in order to enter the our university.

3. Is there a vaccination or PCR test requirement for our students?

Students are admitted to campuses with HES code control. It is determined from the HES codes that they are in contact or sick.

4. Will our libraries be open to the use of our students?

Libraries have been opened for the use of students on the condition that they comply with the epidemic measures. Here, too, students are not allowed to sit close at the same table.

5. How will our Midterms and Finals take place?

No decision has been taken on this matter yet, the University Senate will soon take the right decision for students in line with the recommendations of the Council of Higher Education and the Ministry of Health.

6. Will there be a smoking ban on our campuses?

Smoking is prohibited in indoor and outdoor areas on campuses.

7. According the pandemic, is it possible to change the way the courses that will be taught distance or face to face change during the term, that is, is it possible for a face-to-face lesson to be transferred from a distance to a face-to-face lesson?

In our faculties, where there is a demand for online courses to be face-to-face, the deans collected the requests, evaluated the situation and made the necessary arrangements. Apart from this, necessary changes will be made in line with the opinions of the Council of Higher Education.

8. Will we be able to use our club rooms in our school?

Rooms can be used with the coordination of the departmen health culture and sport, provided that the distance conditions are respected.

9. What kind of process will be followed if we have a friend caught covid-19 in the class of a face-to-face lesson?

In this case, the procedure specified by the Provincial Health Directorate for contacts should be applied.

10. What kind of process will I have to follow if someone in my family is infected with covid-19?

Attendance will not be required for face-to-face classes, and these classes will be broadcast live simultaneously. Our sick or contact students will be able to follow the lessons online from their homes.

11. Is the spring term of 2022 planned to be held in hybrid form like the Fall term of 2021?

There is no decision taken in this regard. In line with the recommendations of Council of Higher Education and the Ministry of Health, decisions will be taken according to the course of the epidemic.

12. Will office hours meetings of our academicians continue? If so, will these meetings be face-to-face or online?

Office hours will be face-to-face (except for Academicians over 65 years of age or with chronic illness). Our teachers who are over 65 years old or who cannot come to school due to a chronic illness will continue their office hours online.

13. Will our school have a shuttle service like in the past?

Shuttle service will continue. Campuses and service vehicles are regularly disinfected. It is obligatory to wear a mask in the shuttle service. Air conditioners in the shuttle services will only be operated under appropriate conditions.

14. Will we participate in our face-to-face classes or online. Will we watch on the record?

With the simultaneous broadcast of face-to-face courses online via the distance education system, students are offered the opportunity to follow each lesson online. Lessons can be watched online or, if desired, after that can be watched on record.

15. Will attendance be required in our courses?

There is no obligation to attend face-to-face and online courses. However, the instructor of the course can take the attandance into consideration while grading.