RBC: The Ministry of Education and Science dismissed Natalya Pochinok from the post of rector of the Russian State University ) Natalia Pochinok, who has held this post since 2014. This is reported by the RBC edition, citing a source close to the ministry and the vice-rector for security of the RSSU Andrei Khamrov.
Khamrov noted that Pochinok, who had been removed from office over the past few months, wrote a statement on her own desire. However, he added that he had not seen an official order from the Ministry of Education and Science to terminate the contract. According to him, the decision on who will be interim acting has not yet been made.
The interlocutor of the publication, close to the Russian department, also confirmed that Pochinok wrote a statement and was dismissed from the post of rector.
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Pochinok was removed from office at the end of July after an unscheduled inspection of the ministry began at the university due to “student complaints about tuition and accommodation.” Khamrov then said that the Ministry of Education and Science had identified shortcomings in the income statement of the former rector.