The Network of Academic Solidarity and Engagement (MASA) recently, in a collegial and extremely benevolent spirit, pointed out to the Board of Directors of the National Accreditation Body (NAT) the legal problem of one of their members. Unfortunately, our direct warning was not met with a response, but we learned from the media from NAT officials, including the chairman of the NAT Board of Directors, that the replacement of the members of the Board of Directors is not within their authority, but the National Assembly's. We hope that the new National Assembly and the government will help the NAT Board of Directors to replace the accused member as soon as possible.
In addition, now taking into account political involvement and personal responsibility, we would like to remind our respected colleague and lawyer prof. Žika Bujuklić as a new deputy in the National Assembly that he should step down as a member of the NAT Board of Directors, because based on the Law on Higher Education (Article 16, paragraph 10), a member of the Board of Directors cannot be a person elected, appointed or appointed to a position in a state body. MASA once again insists on the independence of academic institutions and is firmly against party-appropriate employment to the detriment of the quality and credibility of university representatives.
Coordination Board of MASA
