Open Education Faculty (ATA-AÖF), which provides qualified education with undergraduate and associate degree programs of Atatürk University, one of the most established universities in Turkey, has broken new ground in Turkey in the field of digital learning by adding a new dimension to distance education.

In this context, ATA-AÖF, which aims to make distance education more accessible to students with AtaMeta, in which the digital universe is brought together and will soon take its place in application stores, has established a digital environment where students will feel themselves in their faculties with this learning-oriented approach and will perform all their transactions through a single application in a 3D environment.

Dean Kocadağistan: “Distance is not a problem, we are in the same environment”

Making a statement on the subject, Dean of Open Education Faculty Prof. Dr. Erdem Kocadağıstan made the following remarks: "On this new path we have launched with the slogan "Distance is not a problem, we are in the same environment",  the AtaMeta application would make a significant difference in learning, which was established to enable ATA-AÖF students who are open and distance education students to catch up with the speed of communication and interaction in formal education.

Stating that they offer a digital world to its users where they can follow up-to-date announcements, send their requests instantly and receive live support, Dean Kocadağıstan said: “The AtaMeta application, where students will have the opportunity to meet all their needs from student transactions to exam procedures, from material transactions to online book ordering, is planned to have a structure where students taking the same course can interact with each other over time, and is to turn into Our Open Education Faculty, which is also a pioneer in keeping up with technological developments, continueing to provide convenience in the process of accessing information and learning by providing digital services to its students.

Rector Çomaklı: “Atatürk University Stepped into the Digital World”

Pointing out that Atatürk University, as the location preference, carries out the functions of education, research and contribution to society in an integrated way within the framework of the New Generation University vision, Rector Prof. Dr. Ömer Çomaklı said that they continue their infrastructure works with an innovative approach in order to improve these and provide better service. He also stated that, in this respect, the AtaMeta application is a student-oriented study which is implemented by ATA-AÖF to catch up with the era, keep up with the technological developments and take its place in this new world called the virtual universe.

Rector Çomaklı emphasized that this study, which was carried out both to increase the quality of the education students receive and to strengthen the bond established with the faculties where they receive education, is very important and said that Atatürk University has successfully continued the distance education it has given with the Open Education Faculty for many years in this process. I believe that this step taken in the new turning point of our ATA-AÖF students' education lives will make a difference, and I wish AtaMeta to be beneficial to all members of our Open Education Faculty.”

CORPORATE COMMUNICATION DIRECTORATE – 17.01.2022