Message from our Head of The Board of Trustees Dr. Bahar Akıngüç Günver on the IKU Agenda-XIV
My Dear Kültür Family,
We're halfway through our 2020 journey. As a country and as a world, we spent the second quarter of the year in the shadow of quarantine. Calendars now point out normalisation. Every institution, every sector will rebuild the normalization process defined in the framework of the standards within its own realities and conditions. We, as a university, are working to establish our post-pandemic order. Here, as Kültür family, our vision of life and unique experiences that we have been able to filter through the crisis will be the most valuable resource for us.
My Dear Kültür Family,
The pandemic, despite all its difficulties, also carries extraordinary potential. We are on the verge of a social evolution. The status quo is over! the question "Which of us have pronounced the name of the woman first and more?" unfortunately, is still a matter of debate. However, the place of gender, property, colors on the collars and quantities in the hierarchy is gradually coming to an end. Here and in communication, the rings of the chain of command are unraveled. The crisis demands new skill sets from us. Features such as digital reflexes, creativity in online, agility, analytical thinking, empathy are becoming more and more important. In the recovery process, those who try to develop these competencies and transfer their achievements to life practices will make a difference. In summary, Corona is building a new culture. It will not happen immediately, there will be no tomorrow, it will take some time, it will push a little, but eventually a new culture will arise
As a university, it should be our main goal to improve our place, role and impact in this process. We also have individual responsibilities in the journey out of the crisis. One of our responsibilities is to focus more on developing our digital reflexes within our expertise. We have to allocate the individual effort and time required for this. Online learning and teaching competencies, business processes; being creative, functional and sustainable is no longer an option but an imperative. I wholeheartedly believe that all of my workmates will show the necessary attention and care in this regard.
The presence, health and safety of every individual in Kültür family are very valuable in the order that we will establish in the pandemic crisis and the aftermath, which is a milestone in the history of the institution. We overcame the most difficult times of the crisis together. We sometimes had extremely stressful, long and tiring meetings in the difficult climate of the crisis with our Board of Directors, Senate, Deans and Administrative Units. Each friend worked devotedly and patiently for the sustainability of work and education. On this occasion, once again, I would like to thank my workmates working in all our staff.
My Dear Kültür Family,
While we slowly leaving June behind, I would like to share some information about the main topics of July. Our work on the scenarios we plan to return to university will continue in July. In the next week, we will share our plans that we prepared within the alternative scenarios by considering the work-life balance during the health, safety and crisis periods.
Summer education is the primary agenda of July for our students and academic staff. There is a serious academic and technological effort on the background of our summer education, which will start as of July 1st and be realized with distance education. In addition, summer education has an important effect on the academic and technological reputation and recognition of our university. I wish success to our academicians who will teach summer with a new experience and to our administrative staff who will carry out their business processes.
In July, we will have completed our 2020 Preference period planning. The 2020 preference period, which will be shaped by the health, safety and economic concerns of young people and families, will be greatly affected by the realities of the pandemic. This year, we worked in two main scenarios, digital and physical, taking into account the facts of the new normal. Exam results will be announced on July 28, 2020. According to the results, our forecast is that the preference period will be in the first week of August. In July, we will continue to share with you the information that has been clarified regarding our organization of choice days. On this occasion, I wish my colleagues in the Kültür family to share their excitement with the excitement of the exams, and success in our youth.
Dear Kültür Family,
The process we live in is a common experience with all its difficulties, risks, pros and cons. The antidote to the crisis is a learning mobilization that we will carry out together. Belonging and devotion are our shared responsibility. Of course, there will be differences in interpretation in our view of events, memorization will be broken, comfort areas will be shaken. Resistance to digital, social and economic changes triggered by the pandemic will only extend the way out of the crisis. Our task here; Hugging the future with hope and maintaining the balance between the realities of the day, working on scenarios, giving importance to innovation, maintaining teamwork, calm, empathy and transparency, and most importantly, remembering that we are always on the same ship… We have the power to do it all together.
Hope to meet you in beautiful days…
Sincerely,
Dr. Bahar Akıngüç Günver
IKU Board of Trustees Chairman