Istanbul Gelisim University - Coronavirus also affected profession choices

Coronavirus also affected profession choices

Stating that the coronavirus outbreak also affects students' profession choices, Istanbul Gelisim University Chairman of the Board of the Trustees Abdülkadir Gayretli said: “The prospective students started to determine their preferences with the university publicity days. The students want to prefer health and engineering departments.”

After the date of Higher Educational Institutions Exam (YKS) was updated between June 27-28, 2020, universities started publicity days for prospective students. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, publicity is held online this year as well as university visits. Expressing that coronavirus pandemic is effective in department preferences in online interviews, Gayretli said: "All health programs, computers, electrical - electronics, mechatronics, civil engineering departments and architecture department attract intensive attention."

“THE PANDEMIC CAUSED A BIG CHANGE”

Emphasizing that the policies implemented by Head of CoHE Prof. Dr. Yekta Saraç like silent revolution in higher education caused leap, and stating that stating that the outbreak process is managed very well, Gayretli said: “The pandemic showed us that digitalization and technology affect every aspect of our lives. We have undergone a transformation on technology in education with our ready-made infrastructures. This transformation caused a big change that would affect the preferences of the prospective students.”

“WE CAN CARRY OUT SAMPLE ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS”

Stating that the outbreak creates need for detached housing projects and smart home technologies, Gayretli said: “We are stuck in the balcony-free apartments of high-rise buildings. We cannot go outside anymore. Works with the intelligence of Turkish engineers and architects will add value to the world. We have an architectural culture from the past to the present. In this way, this culture will revive.”

“HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW YOURSELF?”

Reminding that guidance counselors and consultants are with students before YKS, Gayretli spoke: “In addition to knowledge, this exam is a test in which it is necessary to be psychologically ready. It has always been so. You have completed your lack of knowledge, solved your tests; but, is your strategy ready? How is your psychology? How much do you know yourself? The things that will enable students to be successful up to 50 percent are the studies they have done, and 50 percent goes through a good exam strategy, strong psychology and knowing yourself.”