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Rector of St. Elizabeth's University Resigns
Monday 21 December 2009 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, December 21 (TASR) - The rector of Saint Elizabeth's (Sv. Alzbeta) Health and Social Work University Vladimir Krcmery resigned from his post at the beginning of December, as Krcmery confirmed for TASR on Monday.
Krcmery claimed that the Education Ministry took unfair steps in connection with the university's accreditation process. He said that the university's documents for the accreditation committee were submitted by Education Minister Jan Mikolaj, although legislation states that these documents should be submitted by the university itself.
According to Krcmery, Mikolaj proposed lowering the classification level of the university to 'professional higher education institute', the lowest university category. "In such circumstances, I can't bear responsibility for either the university or for the students there," said Krcmery, adding that the ministry violated legislation at least six times during the accreditation process.
The academic senate of the university has already elected Krcmery's successor. This nomination will now be submitted to the Education Ministry and the President's Office for approval.
St. Elizabeth's University currently has 2,000 regular and 14,000 part-time students. It offers curricula that can't be pursued at any other universities in Slovakia: tropical public health, mission and charity work and public health system administration.
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