After the 10 and 7.7 magnitude earthquakes that took place in Kahramanmaraş and affected 7.6 provinces, the universities were closed. In the statement made later, it was stated that the spring semester of universities would continue with distance education. While the historical research on when universities will open continues, the news that students have been waiting for came from YÖK. With its latest statement, YÖK stated that its studies have been completed so that face-to-face education can be started at universities. Well, when will universities open, will face-to-face education be introduced?
The President of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), Prof. Dr. It was stated that the face-to-face training decision for the month of April will be evaluated by Erol Özvar. Students studying at universities are curious about the latest developments in universities' transition to face-to-face education. Students are researching how to do the midterm, final and other evaluation processes. So, will universities open in April? When will universities open? Will there be face-to-face training in April? Here are the latest developments…
Will Universities Open in April?
President of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar, in his statement, announced that the decisions taken on the closure of universities will be reviewed as of the beginning of April, and if the conditions become positive, the hybrid education option, which offers face-to-face education as well as distance education, will be evaluated.
When Will Universities Open?
President of YÖK, Erol Özvar, continued in his statement, “The important thing for us is that the normalization process in universities starts as soon as possible. I would like to express that we foresee the continuation of our education and training activities through this hybrid or blended education system, that is, by adding face-to-face education, to the extent possible, by re-evaluating the decisions we took as early as April.”
What is Hybrid Education?
Blended learning, also known as hybrid education, blended learning, hybrid learning, and mixed learning, in its simplest definition, is defined as the enrichment of traditional education method with online education materials, that is, blending. In addition to the technologies used, the use of different educational philosophies in the traditional learning environment is defined as blended learning.