TOMSK, Oct 10 – RIA Tomsk. The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation granted the request of Petr Chubik to dismiss him from the post of the head of Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) from October 11, a source familiar with the situation told RIA Tomsk on Thursday.
Earlier it was reported that the rectorial powers of Chubik at TPU expired on December 30, 2018, and he did not stand for a new term. About 20 people, including foreigners, applied for the post of the rector. However, the ministry did not approve the main candidate determined by the Supervisory Board of the university. After that Chubik became the acting rector until July 9, 2020.
According to a source familiar with the situation, Chubik wrote a letter of resignation from the post of the rector. On Thursday, October 10, it became known that the Ministry of Education and Science granted this statement.
"Today (October 10) he (Chubik) has been working for the last day. He is not working from tomorrow", - the agency’s interlocutor said.
He added that the candidature of the new acting rector has not yet been determined.
Chubik’s appeal appeared on the university’s website a little later, in which he thanked his colleagues for the years of collaboration.
“The time has come to pass this burden to the young generation of managers. I went for it, being sure that Tomsk Polytechnic University is in good condition, strong and unique, and the path of transformation will be continued and will bring new high achievements and wide international fame to the university, first of all, by the high quality of our graduates", - he is quoted on the TPU website.
According to open sources, Chubik was born on July 7, 1954 in the village of Nikolsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai. In 1971 he entered the geological prospecting department of TPI (now TPU), after receiving a diploma in mining engineering in 1976, he remained at the university. From April 2005 to September 2008 he worked as the deputy governor of the Tomsk region for personnel policy. In December 2008, he was elected Rector of TPU.