Petition calls for new UG council

Mar 15, 2012 News

…says very existence of the 49 year old institution is at stake

The Operation Rescue UG Team, which includes students, academic and non-academic staff of the University of Guyana (UG) has launched a petition to replace the non-academic members of the University’s Council.
The life of the current Council comes to an end on March 31.
In the petition, the students and staff argue that the current UG Council has presided over the deterioration of the institution to a state where the majority of its programmes are not accredited by international bodies and the very existence of the 49 -year- old institution is at stake.
They said that a great deal of the responsibility for the unacceptable state of the University must be borne by the Council which has failed to attract critically needed resources to the institution, has not been an effective advocate for the University and has failed to offer new and innovative policy guidelines that would position the University to meet the current needs and direction of our society.
The students and staff also contend that the Council has violated the University of Guyana Act and Statutes, and took decisions that lack transparency and accountability and is inequitable and biased.
Some members of the Council interpret their role as representing the interests of their political parties while other members consistently fail to attend Council meetings and thus abdicate their responsibilities to the institution, the students and staff stated.
Operation Rescue UG, which comprises most of the University community, stated categorically that it has no confidence in the current University Council and that it does not trust this body as currently constituted, to conduct its business impartially and in the best interest of the growth and development of the institution.
They are calling on the relevant authorities to ensure that the University of Guyana has a governing body that has the capacity to transform the institution into a truly national asset.
In particular, the university body wants those authorities to appoint a new Council that is fully constituted with all 26 members; that is informed about the needs and functions of a national University; that has significant experience in academia; that is truly representative of interests groups in the society; whose members have been chosen through an open, inclusive and participatory process involving the Minister of Education, the University’s Academic Board and the National Assembly in their nomination and appointment.

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