PETALING JAYA: About 50 show-cause letters have been sent to Universiti Malaya (UM) lecturers who have not been able to complete their PhDs within the stipulated time in their contract while 15 letters of demand were sent to those who could not explain when they would complete theirs.
UM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Ghauth Jasmon said the university could not accept excuses from staff who did not perform.
Lecturers have a contract with the university that they would complete their PhDs within a stipulated time frame, usually three-and-a-half to four years. “We expect people to perform according to what they have promised in the contract because if they don’t, then they are wasting the scholarships and taxpayers’ money,” he told Sunday Star.
The lecturers who had received the letters were in various faculties and made up about two to three per cent of the 2,000 lecturers at the university.
On the penalty, he said: “The contracts are not the same but generally it stipulates a sum of money to be paid back if a lecturer does not finish his degree within the time frame.”
Prof Ghauth said some had agreed to pay while the rest had informed the university of their new plans to complete their PhDs.
Among the reasons given for not completing their degrees were changes in supervisors, lack of facilities and support.
---- Pensyarah Universiti Malaya yang tak complete PhD kena bayar balik biasiswa, adakah UiTM akan menurut jejak langkah UM? Boleh berpeluh dibuatnya.
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