Allegations of Administrative Misconduct
A North Cypriot Newspaper, Cyprus Today, published two articles in 2008, featuring allegations of mobbing and bullying at the school, particularly against foreign faculty.
In the first article, the newspaper quoted the allegations of an ex-faculty member who claimed that he was forced to resign after he was harassed, professionally sabotaged, and the victim of false allegations (of which he was later exonerated after appealing to international organizations). The article also provided the reaction of the school: School administration denied the allegations and stated that the allegations were 'Utterly false and that no such thing has occurred and nothing can be substantiated'. A spokesman for the Worker's union said they were not aware of that particular faculty member's situation, but had experienced similar problems concerning other faculty members.
In the second article, the newspaper reported about the penalizing of a British Faculty member, who was removed from the position of department chair for undisclosed reasons. The faculty member declined to comment, saying: "I don't want to comment because I feel that I have to work here for some time and don't want to cause any problems. I don't want anything I have to say to be misconstued by anyone. I just want to carry on with my work" University administration also declined to comment, but the faculty member replacing the department chair said: "There are different versions: One side is that he is a victim. The other version is that the circumstances could have led to expulsion."
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