Visit to the Rector of Istanbul Technical University

Arayuz Campaign had examined the distance education processes of universities and published a report based thereon. The campaign team started to visit the rectors to convey the problems identified through interviews with students during the report studies and their recommendations for the new semester.

Arayuz Campaign Visiting Rectors

Emir Yıldırım and Ayşegül Uzun from Arayuz Campaign visited the rector of Istanbul Technical University, Prof. Dr. İsmail Koyuncu. During this visit, they delivered the problems expressed by the students to the rector based on the interviews conducted with Istanbul Technical University students.

Emir Yıldırım and Ayşegül Uzun from the Interface Campaign team visited the rector of Istanbul Technical University Prof. Dr. İsmail Koyuncu. During this visit, they interviewed Istanbul Technical University students and explained the problems expressed by the students to the rector.

The team members addressed the students’ concerns about the “Witwiser” application, which is used to ensure exam security, and its access to personal data. Then, they discussed the rights of students by considering General Data Protection Regulation (Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kanunu) perspective of such applications. The rector stated that they would not want students to be harmed and talked about their efforts to improve the situation.

Uncertainties and communication problems between students and the administration were also discussed. Arayuz Campaign presented their recommendations for these problems and discussed solutions. The university administration listened with interest and expressed that they would take them into consideration. Prof. Dr. İsmail Koyuncu stated that distance education is a concept that will remain in our lives from now on, so distance education will reach a certain standard this semester and that they are doing the necessary work for this.

Arayuz Campaign will continue to follow the process following these meetings. They will monitor whether students’ complaints persist. You can inform the campaign team about the positive or negative developments you experience or the problems that remain unchanged.

The distance education processes of Istanbul Technical University and many other universities are reported in Arayüz Campaign’s Distance Education Report from the perspective of students.

To view the full report:

Üniversitelerin Uzaktan Eğitim Süreçlerinin Değerlendirmesi (2020)
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