Two University of Luxembourg professors are calling for the institution’s governance to be overhauled as it approaches its 25th anniversary, and with an audit to get underway in the coming weeks.
In an open letter published Saturday in the Luxemburger Wort, Luc Heuschling, a professor of constitutional law, and Benoît Majerus, a European history professor, described the university as hierarchical and not democratic enough.
The letter was published as the government is preparing an audit of the university’s governance structures.
The audit comes after persistent media reports of bullying and mismanagement within the institution – including by this newspaper – which began after masked protesters had handed out flyers to members of parliament last September, warning of an “alarming situation behind the scenes.
Heuschling and Majerus criticised the university’s response to the reports, saying it had attempted to discredit the testimonials, describing them as personal frustrations while also presenting the university as the victim.
Complaints mechanisms within the university appear not to fulfil their role if members of staff feel no other recourse than turning to the press, they said.
From: https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/university-of-luxembourgs-professors-call-for-governance-overhaul-amid-bullying-claims/140217072.html
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