Professor Pierre Gomez has been appointed as acting vice chancellor, University of The Gambia.
The Governing Council decided at its Extraordinary Meeting of Tuesday 14th September 2021, that the Vice Chancellor should handover the Office of Vice Chancellor by 15th September 2021 to the most senior officer who had been deputizing for him in his absence, a statement said.
The decision is meant to avoid any break in the decision-making continuum.
The Governing Council directed Professor Pierre Gomez to assume the position of Vice Chancellor in an acting capacity, with effect from Thursday 16th September 2021 to the date of handover to a substantive Vice Chancellor, the statement added.
Professor Gomez confirmed his appointment to The Fatu Network.
It comes as uncertainty hovers over UTG as staff continue their war with management over various issues.
Students on Friday took to the streets demanding an end to the continous industrial action by the staff.
