(TBMM) - Former rector AK Party Kocaeli Deputy Sadettin Hülagü said, "University hospitals' buildings have become old, their devices have become obsolete. City hospitals have a perfect hotel concept, the devices are state-of-the-art devices. Universities have become unable to compete with them. I know that the salaries of faculty members are in a very difficult situation, compared to those outside of medicine. Again, medical professionals can see private patients after 4th grade, can carry out transactions with different shares, can create some income-generating transactions, but those outside of medicine can "We know that friends and academics are in difficulties," he said.
The National Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Commission convened under the chairmanship of AK Party Eskişehir Deputy Ayşen Gürcan. Discussions on the Bill on Amendments to the Higher Education Law and Some Laws continue in the Commission. Discussions on the entire bill proposal were completed in the commission.
AK Party Kocaeli Deputy Sadettin Hülagü, one of the first signatories of the bill, spoke after the completion of the negotiations on the entire bill. Responding to the criticism of the opposition MPs, Hülagü said, "I think we can talk. There is a saying of the old people, 'Man with his tongue.' Speaking too loudly is not always a sign of being right. Even if it is said in a low voice, the receptors in our ears hear it. So we hear you," he said.
Stating that the criticisms regarding foreign specialist students are taken into consideration, Hülagü said, "For example, we heard about the deficiencies in the lower part of the students regarding foreign assistants. Necessary initiatives will probably be taken regarding this."
Evaluating the regulation regarding the age limit of academicians, Hülagü stated that it is a long process to train academicians in the field of medicine and said, "There are professions that are difficult to find in medicine. One of them is doctor academicians. They finish school, it is an obligation; they specialize, they have an obligation; they complete a sub-branch, it is an obligation. People who go through a long-term appointment are not easily trained. In medicine, especially after passing the age of 45-50, the teachers are more experienced. The teacher here is not to enter as practical young specialists and perform every surgery; "It is very important for him to be a mentor," he said.
Drawing attention to the importance of retired academics transferring their experiences to young people, Hülagü said, "We have very valuable professors. We want our retired professors, at least those who are in good health after the law is passed, to come and at least pass on new techniques and experiences to young friends. Of course, criteria will be introduced for these. It is very important that the university needs it first."
Referring to the problems experienced in the past regarding the equivalence processes of those who completed their doctorates abroad, Hülagü said:
"Those who have completed their doctorates abroad are required to work abroad for 230 days, 250 days. The man brought a diploma from the university, the University of Maryland. He says, 'I got it.' You ask, he says, 'Yes, the diploma is ours.' But it does not comply with the law. We said, 'Then let's write a letter to the General Directorate of Security. How many times has the person gone abroad, according to their passports?' Believe me, there are 17 days. There were friends who were trying to get equivalence for 23 days. We canceled all of these. "There was no fight or noise whatsoever."
Referring to the recruitment process of research assistants, Hülagü stated that there were no interviews during his term as rector and said, "We did not do such a thing as an interview during my rectorate period either. When we announced the position of research assistant, 60 percent of ALES and 40 percent of English... It was necessary to call 10 people for a position. A ranking was made. In the second elimination, 30 percent of the student's school graduation grade point average, 40 percent of ALES, 15 percent of English, "If I remember correctly, 15 percent is the interview part... It is written there. In fact, their names were covered while they were making the evaluation, and I did not encounter any objections for 8 years," he said.
Making evaluations about the situation of university hospitals, Hülagü said, "One of the most important problems in our universities is that the buildings of university hospitals are old and their devices are obsolete. City hospitals have a perfect hotel concept, the devices are the latest technological devices. Universities have become unable to compete with them. The issue is that they must be integrated from one side of the system..."
Drawing attention to the distribution of academicians and assistants in university hospitals and city hospitals, Hülagü said, "There are many professors in universities, but there are no assistants. In the city hospital, the professors appointed and hired are few, but the assistants are many. Assistants are, after all, the values of our country. They are not the property of anyone. They are the values of our country. Integration of the country's system with each other."
Speaking about the economic conditions of academicians, Hülagü said, "I know that the salaries of faculty members, as well as those outside medicine, are in a very difficult situation. Again, medical professionals can see private patients after 4 years, do different share transactions, create some income-generating transactions, but we know that those friends outside medicine, academics, are in difficulties. I hope that preparations will be made regarding these in the coming days. At least I would like to emphasize that I got such impressions in our conversation."
Hülagü stated that the deficiencies in the bill can be resolved through negotiations and said, "If there are missing things in this law, which has been prepared in general, we talked about it and our representatives also stated that these are problems that can be solved with a common consensus."