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GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS PENETRATING UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
AZG Armenian Daily #160
08/09/2005
Education
Discussions of a new system of higher educational establishment
management have arisen anxiety in a number of Yerevan universities. The
government's forced discussions came as a result of a decision taken in
July, which tends to completely reform the governance system of higher
educational establishments. If formerly the rector of a university was
elected at a session of a scientific council, then the new decision
makes it mandatory for the government to interfere in election by 50
percent. The universities have been already ordered to present the
lists of members in the governing board by 15 September. Each board
has to have 20-32 members. The heads of a university are not included
in the lists but only lecturers and students are.
Given the fact that the rectors of most of the universities are
in advanced age, it is clear that government officials are in a
favorable position of penetrating into the university management
sphere and dictating their own rules of the game or even appointing
any bureaucrat as rector.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
AZG Armenian Daily #160
08/09/2005
Education
Discussions of a new system of higher educational establishment
management have arisen anxiety in a number of Yerevan universities. The
government's forced discussions came as a result of a decision taken in
July, which tends to completely reform the governance system of higher
educational establishments. If formerly the rector of a university was
elected at a session of a scientific council, then the new decision
makes it mandatory for the government to interfere in election by 50
percent. The universities have been already ordered to present the
lists of members in the governing board by 15 September. Each board
has to have 20-32 members. The heads of a university are not included
in the lists but only lecturers and students are.
Given the fact that the rectors of most of the universities are
in advanced age, it is clear that government officials are in a
favorable position of penetrating into the university management
sphere and dictating their own rules of the game or even appointing
any bureaucrat as rector.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress