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FNU VC post spicing up as Ian Rouse steps down as acting VC. Former judge Nazhat Shameem front runner for appointment as VC in 2016; to date neither Rouse or Berlin have responded to allegations against them!

27/10/2015

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MESSAGE  FROM THE FNU CHANCELLOR, AND CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL

Dear All

You will all by now have received the message from Professor Ian Rouse advising that he is stepping down as the Acting Vice Chancellor, and going on a well-deserved leave before returning to his substantive position as Dean of College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

The FNU Council met on Friday 23rd October and agreed to the above. The Council also agreed that affairs of the Office of the Vice Chancellor in the interim be managed by the Chancellor with the assistance of the Chairs of the Council Committees. This arrangement is until the new Vice Chancellor takes office.

The FNU Council is grateful to Prof Rouse for acceding to the request of the then Chancellor, Dr Mahendra Reddy, and stepping in as AVC. He has led us well in this role.

The process of appointing the new VC is progressing well. The appointment committee has met twice. The first round of interviews were held last Friday afternoon, and two applicants have been short-listed. They will be invited to speak to the University community, and will be interviewed a second time. We hope to make the appointment by late November/early December, but should not expect the VC to take office until early 2016.

The FNU Council wishes to thank you all for the support you have given to Prof Rouse, and looks forward to your continued support as we work together to steer FNU forward to greater heights.

Ikbal Jannif
Chancellor and Chair of Council

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Dear Colleagues
Last Friday there was a very important Council meeting for FNU.


For one thing, it was an important opportunity to reflect on where we are as a University and what needs to
be done moving into 2016 and beyond. Despite some strategic changes made this year, there are significant
challenges moving forward. To achieve Fiji’s potential as an education Hub in Fiji and the Region will require
significant forward movement. It will require all of us to assist one other and work towards the vision of making
FNU a world-class University.

As Acting Vice Chancellor, I have made a number of key changes this year – but there is a lot more to be done
if we are to improve the quality and relevance of our Teaching and Learning programs, to develop our nascent
Research and Development activities and to ensure that all students value the qualification and learning
experience at Fiji’s National University.

Another key deliberation for the Council related to the role of VC and AVC. As most of you will know I agreed
to take on the role of Acting Vice Chancellor about 10 months ago to help FNU progress through a difficult period. I didn’t think at the time that this would last for 10 months and that I would also be directly involved in
many other key positions. The AVC position has been very rewarding but extremely tiring as well.

Many people would be aware that I didn’t apply for the position of Vice Chancellor. It was never my intention
to apply for the position. My belief in this institution, the great potential it has and lovely people associated with
this institution prompted me to take up this challenging role when I was approached by the former Chancellor.
As many of you may know my key personal interest for a very long time has been on health and wellbeing
and on research and development. In both of these areas I believe that FNU can show national and regional
leadership. Of course, I also retain a strong interest in supporting and nurturing some quite remarkable students that we have in all Colleges of FNU.

I had discussed my interests with the Chancellor a number of times over the past few months. Prior to the
Council meeting I had indicated my intent to ask for a period of annual leave during November and December
after which I would initially return to my substantive position of Dean of the College of Medicine, Nursing and
Health Sciences.

The FNU Council has agreed to my request and I will be going on leave from next Monday, 2nd November.
The Council then had to deliberate on what will be the best way for the role of Vice Chancellor to be managed
until the new appointment has been made and the person takes up the position. I am sure that the Chancellor
will update staff very soon about what has been decided.

Can I summarize by saying that I feel privileged to have been asked to take on the role of AVC and to help FNU
through a difficult period of transition.

I remain fully committed to the Fiji National University and believe that I can make a significant contribution in
a number of senior roles in the future. But perhaps most importantly I believe that for FNU to achieve its great
potential in Fiji and the Region we will all need to work together with commitment and passion and to assist
senior management in what will be a very challenging role. I will certainly be doing my part to help and I hope
that every staff member also supports the management team at FNU.

Thank you for all your valuable support, and I urge all of you to support the new management that the Council
will put in place.
Vinaka Vakalevu
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"I have had two student report being assaulted by Ms Rokomokoti on campus and in front of witnesses when the [Acting] VC gave her the names of those who had complained about her."

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Charlie Charlie
27/10/2015 11:48:35 pm

FNU is becoming more of a circus than a university. The jokers keep on changing and the chimps are asked to follow the new joker. Rouse was useless and it's disappointing to see that it has taken so long for FNU council to realise this. Time to get rid of other useless snogs like puppet tave tofinga, womaniser ramkaran, racists ana rokumoti, racists kamlesh prakash and abusers Berlin kafoa and lot. Time to turn FNU from a circus to a educational centre.

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kavineel link
1/11/2015 05:52:14 am

also include Poasa(manager peoples personal) who handles IR cases unfairly employed his son Emosi Koroitama,Maika,daughter inlaw.the credit union dries cant give loans. Poasa must be taken to task under misuse of office with Vimal

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chota don
28/10/2015 03:30:48 am

Ian Rouse did not resign. he was forced to resign as he did a lot of misuse of office while there. Check with his HR and who all are employed. and you will see the real nepotism. everybody is working or new recruit are related. even people over 70 years are now working. Ian Rouse spaned the money like free water. he deserves a kick. Council made a decision in closed doors and sent most of the untrusted members out of the meeting.

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Thinker
28/10/2015 06:24:39 am

If this appointment of Shameem really takes place, how will Janif work with a female?
Or is he going to resign?

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reema gokal
28/10/2015 08:37:08 am

Mr Lal im very sorry for misbehaving with you.

Pls help me and my mum urgently

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Kavita
28/10/2015 09:18:02 am

The reality is after Ganesh thug there was high expectation among all that Ian Rouse will deliver and much hope was there from all sectors involved in national education. However, Ian Rouse is a big failure, Lacking in confidence and abilities he just could not get get things right. He could not make decisions leave alone decisions which needed proper perspective and reviews, A very weak leader. He did not correct mistakes of the past and at times did not know what to do with those issues. Puts a big question mark over him as a senior academic. His papers needs to be checked. And given that his abilities are proven now he is no longer required at FNU.

In terms of the nexr VC , it is important that an independent senior academic be looked at . A proper process be adopted to recruit such a person and someone who can consolidate such a position.

Political appointees like madam Shameem may not be the best as the job requires someone with doctorate level education and extensive academic leadership. As the education sector is marred with numerous issues, it may be best to look at advertising and recruiting the best person for the job at FNU.

Sadly, Ian Rouse has been no savior of FNU after Ganesh chand devastation..

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TablesTurn
28/10/2015 09:48:35 am

Madam Justice Shameem joining the ranks of the fallen subalterns like Ana Rokomokoti? Even racist Joiji got the better job.

Now that’s news Fijileaks!

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Welcome Home
28/10/2015 06:11:51 pm

The difficulty now is to find anyone who is clear and clean of the taint of remuneration of any kind by public funds since December 2006. However, it is not inconceivable that such paragons of virtue may be found. They needs must get themselves to Geneva by own means and their testimony will need to be volunteered with no obvious immediate benefit to themselves:pro bono publico.

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Welcome Home
28/10/2015 06:24:52 pm

It is not inconceivable that persons may exist who are still from the taint of having received remuneration or benefits from public money since December 2006. Who would be prepared to travel using own means to Geneva 'pro bono publico' to testify. It has been done before in 2001 during Chandrika Prasad Appeal. Time is now running short and those who have necessary and sufficient proof of multiple cases of malfeasance need reassurance that a hearing would be given by UN.

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Chota Don
28/10/2015 06:53:36 pm

This Governments system is well planned. if they have mind set to appoint someone, what they do is put a useless person first to run a institution and make the institution fail. so once that fails they move in to appoint a person they have set their minds on.

to put Nazat as VC was the mind set of AG and they knew Ian Rouse is a useless so they wanted him to fail and now that he has failed, they will say there is no one better than Nazhat.

This Govt does a long term planning to get whoever they want in their system.

Ian rouse ran FSM, you see how much good doctors he has produced. The result of todays medical itself will tell what Ian rouse is worth. He is not even worth a place anywhere in Fiji.


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Wrong Strategy
29/10/2015 11:51:21 am

Replacing one useless person with another?

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On-Song
29/10/2015 12:52:52 am

More and more, day by day and very consistently, the world of academia continues to reveal the downside of theoretical knowledge and applications that is fast becoming the typical stereotype of the 'white collars' that have embraced corruption and showing up such levels of incompetence in leadership!! Soon and very soon this FNU will be corrupted absolutely; so sad, so pathetic and so very much current Govt.!!#%&^ style

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Welcome Home
29/10/2015 03:50:25 am

EU Ambassador Jacobs must be nearly at the end of his tether by now: 4% of all infant deaths in Fiji in 2013 caused by diahorrea - an entirely preventable condition when Public Health and Hygiene are given the priority required. Meanwhile an alleged F$6m is allegedly unaccounted for at FNU from EU Funding. Funding which ought in our estimation to be directed urgently towards the care of Fijian mothers and child welfare through health education. Something is clearly more than amiss in 'the state of Denmark'?

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Welcome Fiji
29/10/2015 07:52:43 am

In 1970 and 1972 at the CWM Morrison and Anderson Maternity units there was a reasonable standard of care under expatriate consultants. Even so, a young IndoFijian girl of 19 died in childbirth next to me. She was there in the morning and dead by 9pm. Today's leader in the Fiji Times by Fred Wesley sets out the record. We seem to have gone backwards with regard to prevention measures in Public Health delivery. NCDs and Rheumatic Heart Disease, always high in Fiji and the South Pacific, are killing Fijian Mothers. This is an unacceptable and unwarranted tragedy and must be immediately addressed as an emergency. What specifically are we doing to halt this huge waste of human life? Tell us!

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On-Song
30/10/2015 02:52:10 am

Welcome Fiji's most welcome write-up!! this is the gist of life in Fiji and should take precedence over all other issues such as carbon emission, racial distortions, silly VAT increases and the rest of them. Almost inluded corruption but that is also a very serious disease affecting Govt. and key industry players of greed. Seriously guys, stop wandering all over the world with unachievable missions and targets for the country beckons and needs your bums to be more stationary to fix the problems at home!!!

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kavin link
1/11/2015 05:54:09 am

Ian Rouse cant produce good doctors and nurses how can we expect him to run FNU

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SPY 1
14/3/2016 06:34:39 am

Much have been said now the talibans are on the move .With less qualification and being a dictator . all hard working and low earning waged people are going home soon as contracts will expire this march 31st.It is sad to hear people asking each other during tea breaks' ooeee iko sa intaview oji . sa cava na noqu conitaraki na maji ' . Please could any one help us .

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