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Dr. Albert Schram - Government says he has visa problems |
Three weeks into the first term of
the school year, fresh calls are being
made for the return of Dr. Albert
Schram, as Vice Chancellor of the
University of Technology.
A staff member and parent have
called on the government to allow
Dr. Schram return to the
university.
Dr.
Schram has not been allowed back into
the country even after an investigation cleared him of several allegations that questioned his
qualifications.
By December,
it will have been three years since the
Schram-Unitech Issue began
Today, Ken Polun,
a staff member who began working at the University in 1991, he says
Schram is a solution to Untech’s longstanding problems.
“Schram
is not a threat,” Polun said. “He may be a threat to some people.”
Unitech is being managed by an
interim council appointed after an
intervention by the national
government. Prime minister, Peter
O’neill visited the university in January
at the height of the crisis in the hope of putting the matter to
rest. His visit came after students
boycotted class and demanded Schram’s return.
Later, an
investigation team headed by retired
judge justice Mark Sevua was appointed
to probe several issues
including allegations over Dr. Schram’s qualifications.
At the
end of January one year after the PM’s visit,
the interim council, headed by
Sir Nagora Bogan, released a statement
pointing out that the investigating team had cleared Dr. Schram of all
allegations and that he should be allowed back to resume his post.
The lack
of action has also brought renewed concerns from parents.
“Our
children’s education is very important,” says Aaron Boski, whose son has just
entered Unitech as a freshmen. “We want
Dr. Schram returned.”
Dr.
Schram’s troubles begun after he questioned
certain payments from the
university accounts and asked for the
recommendations from previous investigations to be implemented.
The Bogan
interim council says the allegations against Schram were baseless
and it called on all parties to put aside their own self interests and restore credibility to the university.
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