The Achik Conscious Holistically Integrated Krima (ACHIK) has sought immediate appointment of a Pro Vice Chancellor (Pro VC) for Tura campus of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) to meet the operational efficiency, community engagement and educational quality.
In a letter to the NEHU VC, the ACHIK said, “The absence of a pro VC at the Tura campus has resulted in significant administrative and operational challenges that impact both faculty and students, undermining the university’s mission to deliver high-quality education across all campuses.”
It also stated that the presence of a pro VC at the Tura campus is essential to facilitate timely decision-making that addresses the unique needs and challenges of the campus, the proximity of a pro VC would ensure that student concerns, academic programs and faculty requirements are addressed more effectively.
The presence of a campus head would strengthen community engagement and who would also closely monitor developments projects as well as better advocacy for the needs of the Tura campus within the larger NEHU administration, the ACHIK added.
Meanwhile, the GSU said that NEHU Tura campus has been functioning without a proper pro vice chancellor which has affected the powers and functions of the campus.
“This creates many problems for the ministerial staff and officers of NEHU in the day to day functioning of the campus. Without a pro vice chancellor, it is difficult to incur office expenses because of restricted financial powers. Is there none eligible in the NEHU establishment or could be spared to take the reins of the Tura NEHU campus at present as full-fledged pro vice chancellor,” the GSU said.
Stating that there are a number of well qualified and experienced professors from the campus who can be appointed as pro vice chancellor to oversee the campus, the GSU said that the post of the pro vice chancellor was created for a reason because he is the guide and imperator of an institution albeit on structured guidelines.
The inconveniences reported by the staff of NEHU are numerous and even trivial as they face the day to day grind of a functioning office and need not be elaborated.
Demanding that the post of pro vice chancellor should be immediately filled up, the GSU also demanded for immediate conduct of Post-Graduate Students’ Union (PGSU) elections as the students need an officially organised union to voice their grievances through their representative where they will properly advocate the link between the students and the administration.
