Saturday, April 9, 2011

Minister Asked to Lift Acting Rector Unimed

Medan , 8 / 4 (Xinhua) - Minister of National Education was asked immediately appoint Acting Rector of the State University of Medan , along with the lifting of the old rector Prof. Shawwal Gultom as Head of Human Resources Development and Quality Assurance Education Education Events Calendar.

The request was submitted dozens of academicians, State University of Medan, who are members of the Movement Civitas Academica Unimed (snapping-Unimed) in protest at the university rector of the Bureau of the country, Friday.

At the same time in the Bureau of the Rector of the University Senate meeting is in progress with the agenda of the president election scheduling.

Action coordinator, Safwin Rambe in his oration said the Rector Prof. Unimed Shawwal Gultom has been appointed by the Minister as Head of Human Resources Development and Quality Assurance Education Education Events Calendar.

In accordance with the regulations, the minister should appoint Acting Chancellor (Acting) to perform tasks previously president who promoted other positions. However, there has been no appointment of Acting from the minister, in fact what happens is the old rector election committee to form a new rector.

"This clearly violates the rules, should be appointed first president and subsequently Plt Plt tersebutlah form rector election committee. This means that elections will be held later rector who does not comply with regulations because the committee crawl is now the rector of the old formation, "he said.

For Unimed Senate is expected to ask the minister to immediately appoint Acting rector and official assignment letter to all Senate universities to implement the stages netting and screening candidates for president in accordance with the regulations the minister.

Also in his speech he also asked the entire academic community to reject a candidate for president of Unimed karbitan that appears only for the benefit of specific groups and also against any form of intervention in the process of selecting the president of any party.

Vice Rector II Unimed, Chairul Azmi said, though it was appointed as Head of Human Resources Development and Quality Assurance Education Education Events Calendar, Prof. Gultom Syawal is still rector Unimed before expiration of his term next 12 April 2011.

"There has been no letter of dismissal Meniknas of Shawwal Gultom as Rector Prof. Unimed. His dismissal as chancellor should have the mechanism, until now there has been no letter from the minister about the dismissal as rector. Prof. means Shawwal Gultom until now still serving as the legitimate president until 12 April 2011 to come, "he said.

For this reason, further Chairil Azmi who is also the Chairman of the Committee in the selection of Unimed chancellor said the election process remains the same as the previous. Stages in the selection process that is rector of netting, screening, and the leadership election.

In the election of rectors Unimed, there are three candidates submitted chancellor to Mendiknas.Dalam phase of registration begins at 4 to 8 April 2011 and for the crawl will be done on April 12 .*** 4 ***