The University of the South Pacific Council meets today to discuss the BDO Report which had highlighted a number of governance issues at the regional institution.
The report was compiled in 2019 by forensic accountant BDO Auckland following serious allegations by former Vice Chancellor Pal Ahluwalia of mismanagement and abuse of office at the USP.
Lionel Aingimea
Photo: Nauru Government
But since November 2019, the report had not been made public amid calls for the council to do so.
Professor Ahluwalia and his wife were forced to leave Fiji in early January after the government claimed they had both breached provisions in their visas.
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USP remains silent after reports that 3 staff sent home after allegedly leaking information
USP remains silent after reports that 3 staff sent home after allegedly leaking information
Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. [image:File]
The University of the South Pacific will not make any public comments on internal matters after reports that three USP staff of the Human Resources and Finance departments have been sent home.
It is alleged that the three were disciplined after they leaked information to the media.
USP has maintained that it will not engage publicly on its recruitment processes or policies in respect to individual contracts after allegations surfaced of more people appointed to senior positions at USP without proper procedures being followed.
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No public comments on individual contracts - USP
Fiji maintains clean up and independent investigation into Mahmood Khan’s report is needed before the grant is released
No public comments on individual contracts - USP Saturday 20/02/2021
The University of the South Pacific maintains that it will not engage publicly on its recruitment processes or policies in respect to individual contracts after allegations surfaced of more people appointed to senior positions at USP without proper procedures being followed.
A paper being circulated alleges that some were appointments made without procedures being followed, allegations that the process and policy to ensure all senior positions be advertised if it is for a term of more than 12 months were not followed, allegations of favoritism, allegations of conflict of interest and some appointments made that may ha