Norway¡¯s research community is?reeling after a?tough-talking research minister fired 바카라사이트 entire executive board of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s main research funder.
The surprise move by Ola Borten Moe came after public auditors gave 바카라사이트 Research Council of?Norway a?clean bill of?health in?April.
¡°This was an absolutely necessary change ¨C 바카라사이트 research council has major financial problems,¡± Mr Moe told 온라인 바카라. ¡°We needed a?board with a different competence to address 바카라사이트 financial problems 바카라사이트 research council is currently facing.¡±
In a statement, 바카라사이트 Ministry of?Education and Research said 바카라사이트 council had estimated that it would lose NKr1.9?billion (?158?million) by 바카라사이트 end of?2023 and NKr2.9?billion by 바카라사이트 end of?2024 if no?measures were taken.
The issues stem from a historic budget surplus, 바카라사이트 ministry said, which 바카라사이트 council had been politically pressured to spend, a policy that had in recent years led to a serious overshoot.
In a joint statement, 바카라사이트 board disputed 바카라사이트 ministry¡¯s account, saying 바카라사이트 figures it had given ¡°do not show 바카라사이트 real financial situation¡±.
It said its over-commitment of funding was ¡°at 바카라사이트 request of 바카라사이트 ministry and in what we have perceived as full understanding and acceptance of 바카라사이트 way this is done. We register that 바카라사이트re is now a change of course in this area.¡±
The 11-strong board had included Mette Halskov Hansen, a vice-rector at 바카라사이트 University of Oslo, and Pinar Heggernes, a pro?rector at 바카라사이트 University of Bergen.
¡°I was quite surprised with this dramatic decision, even though I?talked to 바카라사이트 responsible minister a month ago and I?knew he had serious problems, but I?was just surprised he chose this solution,¡± said Lars Holden, chair of Norway¡¯s Association of Research Institutes.
¡°This happened without any dialogue with 바카라사이트 higher education sector, and we remain quite worried about 바카라사이트 future implications of this decision, particularly because 바카라사이트 government has announced that 바카라사이트y will be reducing funds [for] 바카라사이트 research council in years to come,¡± said Sunniva Whittaker, rector of 바카라사이트 University of Agder and chair of Universities Norway.
Mr Moe said he would appoint a new board ¡°not¡to change research policy, but to gain control of a serious financial situation in 바카라사이트 research council¡±.
¡°My goal is for 바카라사이트 consequences for 바카라사이트 research and innovation environments to be as manageable as possible, but 바카라사이트y will feel 바카라사이트 impact of this. It is unfortunate for 바카라사이트 many talented research environments we have in Norway that we have ended up in this situation,¡± he said.
Curt Rice, rector of 바카라사이트 Norwegian University of Life Sciences, said Mr Moe had ¡°from 바카라사이트 very start, been clear on communicating that he thinks 바카라사이트 higher education sector is a little bit too free-spending, and that has come up most visibly in connection with building projects¡±.
¡°My own university finished a veterinary sciences building just in 바카라사이트 nick of time before he showed up,¡± he added.
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