The "deserving" were left empty-handed

Canceled advertisement and decision of the Commission from the end of 2020, by which 39 professors and 59 employees who belong to non-academic staff were supposed to solve housing conditions. Around 900.000 euros were earmarked for those purposes at that time

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The Board of Directors decided that the advertisement and the decision should be annulled: UCG Rectorate, Photo: BORIS PEJOVIC
The Board of Directors decided that the advertisement and the decision should be annulled: UCG Rectorate, Photo: BORIS PEJOVIC
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The Commission for Allocation of Funds for Improving Living Conditions and Addressing Housing Needs at the University of Montenegro (UCG) by awarding loans canceled the advertisement, but also invalidated the decision from the end of 2020, according to which 39 professors and 59 employees belonging to non-academic staff they should have received up to 10.000 euros.

It was recently published in the UCG Bulletin.

Among the winners of favorable loans to improve housing conditions, according to the rankings that "Vijesti" published earlier, were the then leaders of UCG, and most of them got their apartments from that state higher education institution.

According to the new decision of the UCG Board of Directors, that governing body accepted the rector's proposal Vladimir Božović on the necessity of establishing a different policy for solving housing needs in that institution "according to the employees".

"...As well as strengthening activities to increase the flow of funds in the Fund for solving the housing needs of employees at UCG and providing housing through construction and other means, in accordance with the law. The Commission for Allocation of Funds for Improving Living Conditions and Addressing Housing Needs at UCG by Allocating Funds (Loans) is ordered to make a decision to cancel the advertisement and the decision of November 2, 2020 with all the consequences they produced... The Rector of UCG is charged that, with the support of the professional working bodies of the Board of Directors, by the end of 2022, prepare and submit a proposal for a new strategy for meeting the housing needs of employees at UCG, with a proposal for normative acts for the regulation of this area, based on a detailed assessment of real needs, for each category of staff separately." it is stated in the decision of the Board of Directors of May 6.

According to the decision, which has now been revoked, the amount of funds allocated for academic staff is 480.000 euros, and for non-academic staff 320.000 euros.

"According to the Plan for solving the housing needs of employees at the UCG, by allocating funds (loans) for solving housing needs and allocating funds to improve housing conditions (UCG Bulletin No. 480/19, 482/19, 487/20), the maximum amount of monetary funds that can be allocated to an employee is 10.000 (ten thousand euros) in gross amount. The total amount of funds allocated for this purpose, for academic/scientific staff with an academic/scientific title, is 480.000 (four hundred and eighty thousand euros). For the applicants who exercise the right to the allocation of funds for the improvement of living conditions, the Commission will make individual decisions on the amount of funds to which the applicant has obtained the right after the finality of the ranking list", reads the decision published on the website of the UCG, which relating to academic staff.

First on the ranking list of academic staff was the then first man of UCG - the then president of the Board of Directors Dusko Bjelica. In 2006, he received a three-room apartment by the decision of the then rector Ljubisa Stanković, but later announced that he gave his smaller apartment to UCG for that.

The director of the Historical Institute also deserved full documentation and a place on the ranking list Radoslav Raspopović, who also received a three-room apartment from UCG in 2006.

The dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering also received three-room apartments in 2006, and with the repealed decision, a loan to improve housing conditions. Igor Vušanović, dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering Marina Rakočević, Dean of the Faculty of Metallurgy and Technology Mira Vukcevic, full professor at the Biotechnical Faculty Snjezana Hrnčić, and full professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Vladan Ivanovic.

A three-room apartment 14 years ago, and then at the end of 2020 and funds for renovation, were also given to regular professors at the Faculty of Science Nataša Raičević, Žana Vukićević Kovijanić i Žarko Pavićević, and regular professors of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering Gojko Joksimović, Vladan Vujičić, Igor Đurović i Radovan Stojanović, full professor of Mašinski Vladimir Pajkovic, as well as regular professors of the Biotechnical Faculty Slavko Mirecki i Aleksandar Odalović.

She got an apartment of 103 square meters in 2006 Basil Cicmil Vuković, which at the end of 2020 was first in the ranking of professional and non-academic staff.

Housing conditions, based on the revoked decision, should have been improved for some professors who received smaller apartments or loans in 2006.

She is a full-time professor at the Biotechnical Faculty Djina Bozovic, full professor at the Faculty of Economics Svetlana Rakočević, full professors of the Faculty of Law Gordani Paović Jeknić i Dragan Radonjic...

Housing conditions were to be improved for the first time from the Fund by assistant professors at the Faculty of Law Draginja Vuksanović Stanković, dean of the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education Stevo Popovic, associate professor of the Faculty of Political Sciences Boris Vukicevic, full professor at the Faculty of Law Vladimir Savkovic...

According to the Rulebook of that time, funds are allocated for the improvement of living conditions - for a period of up to 10 years, that is, until the right to a pension is exercised by force of law, and the beneficiary is obliged to return at least 30 percent of the allocated funds to the University.

In the document, it is specified that "improving living conditions means carrying out works on the building, i.e. the apartment, such as: repair or replacement of vital parts of the building (roof, foundation, facade, installations, insulation, etc.), as well as other works that are carried out in order to improve the quality of life".

According to the Rulebook, an employee with a resolved housing issue has the right to receive funds, if he "submits proof that he lives in a building older than 20 years or, if he lives in a building that is up to 20 years old, submits a survey and estimate of planned works to improve living conditions , made by an authorized subject".

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