Regulations for the recruitment of new CMU Chancellors, nominate them by consultation. Do not use the electoral and voting method. Officers acting will have disciplinary offenses.
On November 27, the case will be selected for the Chancellor of Chiang Mai University. The online world is sharing Chiang Mai University regulations. 2021, item 5 (4) with one regulation bans any support for elections or polls If any officer acts or supports will have a disciplinary offense various departments The nomination method shall be used by consultation only.
Research Center page some university Publish the opinion of Assoc. Prof. Somchai Preechasilpakul, academician of the Faculty of Law, stating that
When the proposal for a presidential election became a “guilty” at Chiang Mai University On the occasion of the selection of the Chancellor of Chiang Mai University in 2022, during this time, the University Council has issued regulations stipulating which candidates support elections and a poll. The committee was able to omit the name. And if any worker participates or supports, it will be considered a “disciplinary” offense. Details are as follows. “In the nomination of the list of candidates for the position of President at every step of the process, consultation methods shall be used. and shall not be carried out by electoral or polling method. If there is evidence that any applicant or nominee directly or indirectly supported or accepting an electoral or voting method Let the committee cut names from the nomination process. and if there are university workers involved or support it shall be deemed a disciplinary offense.”
Rules of Chiang Mai University 2021, item 5 (4), see full regulations
“The key question is whether advocating for an election or a poll will cause any damage. Therefore, it is an act that becomes an “offense” that must be punished. Including if it is a university personnel, it will become a disciplinary offense. Regulations like this cannot give an explanation of how dire the procedure is. Until it is forbidden for personnel to get involved. Even though the voting process is something that can happen in many leading universities in Thailand such as Thammasat, for example, the issuance of regulations like this will only raise the accusation that the university administrators are in favor of the “Consultation”, which, of course, is limited to only a small number of people. If each nominee has special qualities, it should be demonstrated to the community. Including evaluating the consensus of personnel is an action that should be done or not? More importantly, it will make the nomination process for the president to be seen as just a “ritual” that we all know. It remains to be seen in what way the final result will end up,” Assoc. Prof. Somchai stated.
