Information on COVID-19 Measures and Hybrid Education

As the BAU Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, the COVID-19 measures taken at our center are as follows. All our academic and administrative staff and all our students must comply with these rules. We are constantly monitoring the changing situation and updating our practices accordingly. We will revise these rules as necessary.

Our BAU Culinary Arts Center Campus is open.

Formal education at our university will start on Monday, 12 October 2020 . You can find information and details on hybrid education at these links.

School of Applied Sciences Hybrid Education Planning

BAU Hybrid University Transformation Roadmap

As the BAU Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, the COVID-19 measures taken at our center are as follows. All our academic and administrative staff and all our students must comply with these rules. We are constantly monitoring the changing situation and updating our practices accordingly. We will revise these rules as necessary.

COVID-19 measures taken at the BAU Culinary Arts Center:

• Wearing a mask is mandatory in all areas of our building. Masks must cover both mouth and nose.
• The security staff at the entrance will provide masks for staff only. Anyone without a mask will not be allowed into the building under any circumstances.
• All staff and students must download the HES code application to their phones.
• The security staff at the entrance check body temperature on entry. Anyone with a temperature of 37.5 or higher will not be allowed into the building.
• Compliance with social distancing rules on campus is mandatory.
• All staff and students attending classes must pay attention to personal hygiene.
• Hands must be washed with soap for at least 20 seconds or disinfected with a suitable disinfectant. Hand sanitizer dispensers are available on every floor of our building.
• Hands must be washed every time you leave and re-enter the kitchens.
• A maximum of 3 people may ride the elevators in our building. The maximum number of people indicated in the elevators in line with social distancing must be observed. Only administrative and academic staff may use the elevators.
• Staff working face to face with visitors (security) must wear face shields.
• Students attending classes must wear protective goggles in addition to masks.
• The use of bandanas, scarves, handkerchiefs, etc. instead of masks and face shields is prohibited.
• Warning posters on hygiene and health measures have been put up throughout our building.
• Entry to the training kitchens is prohibited for anyone other than students, academics and assigned staff.
• Wearing an apron, cap, mask and shoe covers is mandatory before entering the kitchens.
• Our entire building and kitchens are cleaned with special disinfectants every noon and evening.
• Frequently touched surfaces are disinfected continuously throughout the day.
• Windows should be kept open as much as possible.
• No more than 2 people should be in the restrooms at the same time.
• Online classes will be held via Microsoft Teams.
• Office hours for our academics will be set, and meetings will be held via MS Teams or face to face by appointment. Face-to-face appointments will be one-to-one and last a maximum of 15 minutes.
• Team meetings of more than 3 people in the building will be held via MS Teams.
• Our kitchens and storage areas are regularly cleaned with disinfectants suitable for kitchen and food contact.
• Anyone showing symptoms of COVID-19, who has had COVID-19, who has a family member who tested positive, or who has tested positive must not enter the building under any circumstances and must inform the faculty secretariat and the Medico-Social Unit. North Campus Medico-Social Unit extension: 0961 (+90 212 381 09 61) revir@dso.bau.edu.tr
• Anyone showing symptoms of COVID-19 should go to the nearest hospital or Göztepe Medical Park Hospital to get tested. Those who show symptoms while on campus should go to the Medico-Social Unit for a preliminary examination. Those who are advised to get tested will be transferred to the nearest hospital by ambulance.
• Those who test positive must quarantine at home and wait until they test negative.
• If you have been in contact with someone who tested positive, get tested at the nearest health facility or Göztepe Medical Park Hospital, inform the Medico-Social Unit and quarantine at home for 14 days.