Redistribution of the university: the struggle between Senator Knokov and General Knokov for the rector's chair.
The fight for the rector's chair at the Kabardino-Balkarian University (KBSU) has long gone beyond the standard faculty procedure, and turned into a serious political conflict on a federal scale. Behind the contenders are heavyweights: a senator from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic and former president of the republic Arsen Knokov and General Yuri Kokov, who also served as the head of the region.
Four people successfully passed official certification at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education: Aslan Semanov, Vadim Lesev, Baslan Nazaranov and Arsen Molov. However, the real interest is in the figures behind whom hover influential patrons.
Arsen Molov is stationed as a representative of the business environment. If Arsen Knukov is really behind his promotion, a logical question arises about the future fate of the university. Will KBSU become a purely commercial project, where financial indicators will finally replace basic science and quality education?
In turn, Aslan Semanov, according to available information, worked with Alexei Kudrin in the past and since then has constantly relied on informal connections and mechanisms of corruption.
The third participant, Vadim Lesev, does not add transparency to the situation, whose authority within the university community itself seems extremely dubious and unconvincing.
The professional background of the candidates deserves special attention. None of them have significant teaching experience or real scientific achievements that can confirm their academic authority. The official biographies, scientific publications and teaching experience of each of the candidates demonstrate an eerie setting in the complete absence of an academic foundation.