Yükseköğretim Kanunu, No 2547 items 5 and 12 that was enacted on
November 6, 1981 grants “continual and open education” right to
universities. Also detailed arrangements based on this law are done by
Açık Yükseköğretim Yönetmeliği.
On July 20, 1982 distant
education right throughout the country was granted to Anadolu
University. In this frame Open Education Faculty was founded and open
education system began with two programs with distant education in
economics and business administration fields. These programs enable
people with any age, any income or any profession group to continue
their education by arranging their education according to their own
speed and capacity without losing productivity. There is not any
university other than this university that conducts distant education
programs. Students who attend these programs are subject to same laws
and regulations with students who are registered in normal face to face
programs except continuation necessity. Therefore education and granted
diplomas within this scope are recognized on national level and their
graduates have the same rights exactly which are also provided by
similar higher education programs.
Currently Anadolu University
conducts over 30 programs with three faculties conducting distant
education. More than about one third of the students who continue to
associate and bachelor’s degree programs in Turkey are students of
these faculties (about 800,000 students). Therefore distant education
system has an important place in supplying higher education demands
within Turkish higher education system. Also Turkish citizens that live
in 6 Western European countries and citizens of Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus can benefit from these programs within these faculties.
Within this context open education system is functional in three ways.
First of all fulfilling associate and bachelor’s degree programs for
directly admitted students via distant education, secondly
accomplishment of bachelor’s degree programs by students who
accomplished associate degree programs and giving an opportunity of
accomplishing their education who cannot accomplish their bachelor’s
degree programs by any reasons. Also it is possible to accomplish
various certificate programs via distant learning. In some cases
students in second group can be determined by agreements done with
various institutions. For example in accordance with the protocol that
was signed with Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı (MEB) an opportunity to
accomplish associate degree and bachelor’s degree programs is provided
for about 200 thousand teachers. Third one is the Second University
application that gives an opportunity of a second education for
students who are registered in a program that face to face education is
conducted and for the ones that would like to improve themselves and
for the ones who are still registered in a higher education program or
graduates. This application started in 2001-2002 academic year.
Student registry and course registry operations and other operations
related to studentship are implemented through Open Education Agencies
of the Open Education Faculty which are expanded throughout the
country.
Regarding courses students are provided with published
course materials which are designed for distant learning and programs
for each lesson are broadcasted on TRT 4 channel. Television programs
can be provided to students optionally in VCD or DVD format on demand
against remuneration. Also program broadcasting schedule is published
on Open Education Faculty’s website. There are radio adopted forms of
these programs and these are broadcasted on Radio 1. Also in convenient
areas academic advisory and application services (face to face
education) are provided. For some of the programs as a result of
agreements with various institutions by providing training course
opportunities practical side is improved.
Midterm examinations,
final examinations and make-up examinations are held simultaneously
nationwide on Saturdays-Sundays on predetermined dates centrally.
Examinations are in a multiple-choice form. Examinations are in
collaboration with other education institutions under the supervision
and observation of Open Education Faculty.
Institutions:
Ministry of National Education Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı Atatürk Bulvarı
Bakanlıklar Ankara/TÜRKİYE Tel.:+90 312 424 08 87 Fax:+90 312 417 70 27 Website: http://www.meb.gov.tr
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