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we actually pulled it off and the ministry is finally appointing a new board. thank you for staying with me through all this because we really did it. im gonna keep checking in to make sure everything stays on track but for now lets just celebrate.

May 10, 2018

Stop Political Interference and Mismanagement in the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies in Zagreb, Croatia

Stop Political Interference and Mismanagement in the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies in Zagreb, Croatia

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Started by Saša Božić 8 years, 6 months ago

Troubled by information from the Croatian media that the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies in Zagreb, Croatia is a victim of political pressures, and related mismanagement we ask the Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia to appoint, in accordance with Croatian laws, a new Managing Board of the Institute which will enable the Institute’s normal functioning.

The Croatian media have reported that the Institute has fared poorly in the reaccreditation process lead by the Croatian Agency for Science and Education. It was also reported that the Managing Boards of the Institute, whose members are predominantly appointed by the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia, have annulled three consecutive public calls for a new director of the Institute. In this process, the Managing Boards of the Institute have rejected the recommendations of the Institute’s Scientific Council composed of researchers working at the Institute.

We believe that the functioning of any public scientific institute should be free of political interference. We also believe that the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies in Zagreb should have a director who enjoys support from the majority of researchers if it is to improve its scientific record. This is why we strongly urge the Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia to apply all legal measures to enable the normal functioning of the Institute. This includes appointing a new Managing Board for whom professional standards are above political interests.

Zaustavite političko uplitanje i loše upravljanje u Institutu za migracije i narodnosti u Zagrebu

Uznemireni informacijama iz hrvatskih medija da je Institut za migracije i narodnosti u Zagrebu postao žrtvom političkih pritisaka i lošeg upravljanja, tražimo Ministricu znanosti i obrazovanja Republike Hrvatske da imenuje, u skladu s hrvatskim zakonima, novo Upravno vijeće Instituta koje će omogućiti normalno funkcioniranje Instituta.

Hrvatski mediji su izvijestili da je Institut loše ocijenjen u procesu reakreditacije koji vodi Agencija za znanost i visoko obrazovanje. Također su izvijestili da su Upravna vijeća Instituta, čije članove većinom imenuje Ministarstvo znanosti i obrazovanja, poništila tri uzastopna javna natječaja za imenovanje ravnatelja Instituta. U tom su procesu Upravna vijeća Instituta odbila preporuke Znanstvenog vijeća kojeg čine istraživači zaposleni u Institutu.

Vjerujemo da funkcioniranje bilo kojeg javnog znanstvenog instituta treba biti oslobođeno političkog uplitanja. Također vjerujemo da Institut za migracije i narodnosti treba imati ravnatelja koji uživa podršku većine istraživača, kako bi Institut poboljšao svoj znanstveni rad. Zato snažno potičemo Ministricu znanosti i obrazovanja da upotrijebi sve zakonske mjere kako bi omogućila normalno funkcioniranje Instituta. To uključuje imenovanje novog Upravnog vijeća kojima su profesionalni standardi iznad političkih interesa.

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Luka Holmes
8 years ago Featured

If the researchers want someone then that person should be the director. Why ignore the Scientific Council???

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Marko Reyes
8 years ago Featured

This is ridiculous. Science in Croatia should be about research not about who you know at the ministry.

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Jelena Jenkins
8 years ago Featured

Please fix this. The institute is literally falling apart because of this mismanagement and its just unfair to everyone working there.

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Ana Achebe
8 years ago Featured

Let the scientists do their jobs instead of playing games with these appointments. Enough is enough.

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Ivan Pearson
8 years ago Featured

Total mess. Cant believe they keep annulling the calls for a director just to force their own people in. Stop the politics.

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Petra Jackson
8 years ago Featured

Embarrassing for our academic community.