The Australian 30 May 2018: Albert Schram says PNG universities face crisis

(This is now 2 years ago. Case was thrown out in January 2019 for lack of any evidence. Here is the record of my PhD. It was all madness.

University governance is still thoroughly politicized and ignores students needs. All academics in #PNG with experience working in world-class universities have left, academic quality improvements have stopped, internet at UNITECH has collapsed, and crisis is tangibly upon these universities.

University management and Council were all appointed by Peter O'Neill.)

Albert Schram, former vice-chancellor of the Papua New Guinea University of Technology.

• Tim Dodd

  Higher Education Editor

  @TimDoddEDU

  
• 12:00AM May 30, 2018

Albert Schram, the former vice-chancellor of Papua New Guinea’s second largest university, has warned that the country’s higher education system will face crisis unless corruption is rooted out and threats against foreign academics cease.

Dr Schram was speaking from Singapore, where he landed on Sunday. The PNG authorities allowed him leave the country after arresting him and confiscating his passport earlier this month.

Dr Schram, whose leadership of the PNG University of Technology is praised by Australian academics who follow the country, was controversially ousted as vice-chancellor in February after being accused of not verifying his PhD credentials, even though his 1994 doctorate from the European University Institute in Italy has been thoroughly verified.

The Australian 18 May 2018: PNG Vice-Chancellor Albert Schram charged with ‘false pretence’

(Here is what Australians read about the PNG universities. This is now 2 years go.

There has never been any evidence for the charge of 'false pretence', and the other allegations were slanderous and trumped up. If not, I would have been charged. 

Anybody can see my PhD is genuine, and in fact, I continue to work in higher education at the University of Maryland Global Campus, a US-based university with a campus in Italy.

The case was thrown out of court for lack of evidence in January 2019, but not without further threats from the police judge.

Meanwhile, nobody has gotten in touch with me, or apologized. AS)

Albert Schram, former vice-chancellor of the PNG University of Technology.

• Tim Dodd

  Higher Education Editor

  @TimDoddEDU

  
• 12:00AM May 16, 2018

Albert Schram, the respected former vice-chancellor of Papua New Guinea’s second largest university, was arrested last week when he re-entered the country and now cannot leave because his passport has been confiscated by PNG authorities.