The novel in regards to the future rector of the Nationwide College had a brand new controversial chapter yesterday afternoon, after The Excessive College Council of the establishment elected Leopoldo Múra as the brand new rector.
This choice was made in a unprecedented session held by the CSU instantly in an emergency session held earlier to discover a resolution to the difficulty.
The identical College Council yesterday accepted a decision annulling the election of José Ismael Peña on March 21.
The choice was taken, regardless of the guardianship rulings in favor of Peña during which the appointment of presiding rector was rejected.
Amongst what was agreed, the CSI promised to take the required measures to “the irregularities that occurred within the administrative exercise to nominate the rector of the Nationwide College of Colombia“.
The session was held in particular person on the Convent of San Agustín and His fundamental subject was the appointment of the rector of the establishment.
Regardless of the guardianship ruling in favor of José Ismael Peña, the Deputy Minister of Schooling, Alejandro Álvarez Gallego, it’s proposed to nominate a rector answerable for the college based mostly on the record of 5 candidates who got here to the session on 21 Marchamongst them Peña himself and the named Leopoldo Múnera.
The names had been Raúl Esteban Sastre, Juan Pablo Duque and Germán Castaño Duque, who’ve essentially the most votes.
Diego Torres, the consultant of the academics earlier than that council, criticized that “The independence of the college was damaged.”
“It’s my responsibility to denounce what the Excessive Council of the College is doing. The deputy minister has proposed, in a approach that’s unlawful, to re-enter the names of the 5 professors that the session went with the Nationwide College of Colombia to nominate a brand new rector,” mentioned Torres.
The consultant defined that the laws state that, with the intention to appoint a presiding rector, One session needed to be scheduled during which this matter can be overtly mentioned.
“We problem Professor Moncayo, as a result of he overtly supported one of many formulation and a few of the members of the Excessive Council had been with one of many candidates overtly in actions after the nomination course of and earlier than,” Torres added.
Earlier than that, three councilors had introduced that they’d abstain from voting to nominate a brand new rector, amongst them, the consultant of the Tutorial Council, Verónica Botero Fernández; the consultant of the previous rectors, Ignacio Mantilla Prada; and the consultant of the professors, Diego Torres Galindo.
Who’s the brand new rector answerable for the Nationwide College?
Leopoldo Múré, professor within the School of Legislation, the Rectorate of the Nationwide College insists on a brief foundation and the Council of State defines the legality of the appointment of José Ismael Peña.
Murray was a professor of Political Science, Dean of the School of Legislation and vice rector of the Bogotá department of the Nationwide College of Colombia; As well as, he’s a lawyer and holds a grasp’s diploma in Philosophy of Legislation and Improvement. He has printed eight books and supervised a doctoral thesis.. He speaks Italian and French fluently.