It is with great regret and sadness that I have decided to withdraw my candidature for the post of Rector and Vice-Chancellor of UWC. The institutional process of recruiting and appointing a new Rector and Vice-Chancellor to lead UWC has been a convoluted and unnecessarily lengthy one. Concomitantly, it has become increasingly clear that it is also one that for various reasons is lacking in integrity. As a consequence, formal criteria such as leadership ability, scholarly standing, knowledge, proven expertise and experience seem to have become secondary considerations and self-serving interests and a certain kind of chauvinism appear to be rampant. The post of Vice-Chancellor is today immensely demanding and challenging; any new Rector and Vice-Chancellor must possess the ability to lead, enjoy the respect of academics and have the support of an effective and unified Council. I humbly submit that UWC will be best served if the governance problems that currently characterise it are resolved, the entire process of recruiting and appointing a new Rector and Vice-Chancellor to lead UWC is begun afresh and scholars and the Senate are accorded a central role. I regret that I will no longer be available as a candidate even if the recruitment and appointment of a new Rector and Vice-Chancellor starts afresh. I have decided to pursue other opportunities that permit me to use my knowledge, expertise, skills and experience for the good of higher education. I express my deep gratitude to you for nominating me to lead UWC and I wish you and UWC all the best in the future. Sincerely Dr Saleem Badat
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:41:41 +0000
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