The programme with the theme “100 Years of the Republic, the Trace of the Teacher”, specially organised by Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) for 24 November Teachers’ Day and which attracted great interest, was full of enthusiasm and emotion.
The programme, held at the HKU Congress and Culture Centre under the coordination of HKU Faculty of Education Dean Prof. Dr. Şener Büyüköztürk, was attended by HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli, Gaziantep Provincial Directorate of National Education Deputy Director Vasıf Munis, as well as education administrators, faculty members, teachers and students.
MARTYRED TEACHERS WERE COMMEMORATED
The programme began with a moment of silence and the Turkish National Anthem and continued with the oratorio “100 Years of the Republic, the Trace of the Teacher”, prepared by Asst. Prof. Dr. Sakine Hakkoymaz, a faculty member of the HKU Faculty of Education, Department of Primary School Teaching, and Conductor Gökhan Aktaş. In it, martyred teachers, especially Aybüke Yalçın, Necmettin Yılmaz and Ayşenur Alkan, were remembered with feelings of gratitude and appreciation.
WE ARE WORKING TO TRAIN WELL-EQUIPPED TEACHERS
Thanking the Faculty of Education for its efforts to train qualified teachers and for its work in organising the programme, HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli said: “Our teachers, who touch our lives with patience, compassion and devotion and who build the future not only of individuals but also of societies, are the most important guarantee of our Republic. Our teachers are our heroes, who touch the lives of all of us with knowledge, experience, learning and refinement, and teach us to read, to understand what we read, and to discover ourselves and the world. As a university, we are working with determination to always stand by our teachers, to develop their vision and to train the well-equipped teachers of the future. We have complete faith that the young minds growing under our teachers’ guidance will be the leaders of tomorrow”.
Expressing his thanks to everyone involved in preparing the programme, noting that it required great effort, Gaziantep Provincial Directorate of National Education Deputy Director Vasıf Munis said: “Our martyred teachers can no longer be among us, but in this hall all of our young prospective teacher friends have already taken over the flag. I am proud to see the determination that will carry this flag and this excitement forward”.
HKU Faculty of Education Dean Prof. Dr. Şener Büyüköztürk, for his part, stated that teaching is a labour of love and that he is proud to work to train competent teachers who rush to serve in every corner of Türkiye where our flag flies.
THE PANEL TOOK PLACE WITH GREAT INTEREST
In the programme held with the theme “100 Years of the Republic, the Trace of the Teacher”, retired Biology Teacher Recep Kayıran gave a conference titled “The Republic Teacher Who Makes Hopes Flourish”. After the conference, a panel moderated by HKU Faculty of Education Dean Prof. Dr. Şener Büyüköztürk was held, with Primary School Teacher Şevval Güçyetmez, Pre-school Teacher Emira Dinç and Psychological Counsellor and Guidance Teacher Canan Çolak as panellists. While the panellists shared their knowledge and experience about teaching and their professional lives, the students followed the panellists’ presentations with great appreciation.
The programme ended with the presentation of certificates of appreciation and a group photograph.
