As reported by the radio "Family and Home" with reference to a reliable source at the university, after the conclusion of the Academic Council, the most authoritative members of the Council were summoned for a conversation at the Volyn Regional State Administration. As became known, they were called in by Deputy Bondar Volodymyr Karpuk, who oversees humanitarian issues. From his words, the learned men were invited to the administration by order of the head. In addition, he himself was interested in hearing firsthand what happened at the Academic Council, about which he did not know. Mr. Karpuk also reported that the regional state administration had previously discussed candidates for those who could temporarily perform the duties of rector, but there was no specific person.
As for the plans of the university's Academic Council to defend its positions on this issue, according to Karpuk, it has such a right, but the minister is also authorized to appoint acting heads of higher education institutions. In addition, Volodymyr Karpuk noted that Kotsan is only an acting rector, and in his opinion, at least 10 people will compete for this vacancy.
As "Lutsk Investment" reported earlier, on May 19, the Director of the Department of Personnel Work from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Volodymyr Bykovskyi, was on a visit to Lesya Ukrainka Volyn State University, where he introduced the acting rector to the staff.
On May 16, 2005, by order of the Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Stanislav Nikolayenko, Prof. Ivan Oleksiyuk was dismissed from the position of rector of Volyn State University due to the expiration of the fixed-term employment contract.
To fill the vacant position, by Nikolayenko's order of May 17, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Human and Animal Physiology Ihor Kotsan was appointed acting rector of VSU.
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