65:, alleged he had found evidence of significant abuse of office during Chandra's tenure. This included the promotion and overpayment of favoured managers and the systematic abuse of allowances and privileges, amounting to millions of dollars. The matter was investigated by New Zealand accounting firm BDO, which substantiated many of the allegations but the report was suppressed by the USP Council. The subsequent scandal over poor governance and mismanagement was widely documented in the international media. The University Council decided to move the headquarters of USP from Fiji to Samoa in protest at the Fiji Government's interference in the management of the regional institution.
58:(USP), the South Pacific Islands regional university, from 1975 to 2005, before taking up the Vice-Chancellorship of the new University of Fiji. He was Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the USP for nine years, and also served for three years as Acting Vice-Chancellor, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic), and Director of Planning and Development. From 1987 to 1988, he was Head of the School of Social and Economic Development, and from 1994 to 1996, of the Geography Department. In early June 2013, USP's council cleared Chandra of allegations (based on a petition circulated by a group called USP-devoted IE for Justice) of corruption and abuse of authority.
46:(USP) ending his term in December 2018. After his retirement, he was appointed the Chancellor of Fiji National University, holding office from April 2019 until January 2020 when he stepped down for medical reasons. He died on 16 November 2023 after a long illness.
590:
411:
585:
570:
580:
565:
321:
367:
499:
347:
301:
239:
595:
20:
277:
504:
170:
43:
533:
145:
519:
475:
253:
190:
55:
425:
214:
412:"Albert Schram: University governance, academic freedom and institutional autonomy in the Pacific | Asia Pacific Report"
450:
387:
575:
83:
560:
500:"Pacific: Pal Ahluwalia relieved he'll be back at the helm of USP after being kicked out of Fiji"
368:"USP Cook Islands backs 'clean out' bid in Fiji, avoids student disruption | Asia Pacific Report"
118:
39:
107:
348:"Journalist reports on USP payments scandal as campus backs reform VC | Asia Pacific Report"
131:
302:"Secret report reveals widespread salary and allowance rorts at USP | Asia Pacific Report"
35:
171:"USP mismanagement 'widespread', staff tell current affairs show | Asia Pacific Report"
554:
62:
19:
322:"'Witch-hunts' and whistleblowers: University of the South Pacific in crisis"
545:
61:
After retiring from USP in
December 2018, Chandra's successor, Professor
534:"Ahluwalia reappointed USP Vice-Chancellor and resumes job in Samoa"
18:
278:"'THE BDO REPORT INTO RORT AT USP IS NOT HISTORY': Wadan Narsey"
31:
476:"The USP saga: domestic politics versus regional aspirations"
108:
https://fijilive.com/fijian-academic-professor-chandra-dies/
520:"University of the South Pacific v-c secures reappointment"
426:"Leadership crisis besets University of the South Pacific"
591:
Vice-chancellors of the
University of the South Pacific
34:
academic. In
February 2005 he was appointed the first
480:Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
451:"University of South Pacific plagued by scandal"
388:"Hard knocks at University of the South Pacific"
42:. He served as Vice-Chancellor and President of
254:"USP commits to 4th campus – Solomon Star News"
8:
546:The University of the South Pacific website
586:Academic staff of the University of Fiji
84:"Sabha mourns loss of Professor Chandra"
74:
571:University of the South Pacific alumni
50:University of the South Pacific career
581:University of British Columbia alumni
215:"Allegations of mismanagement at USP"
7:
566:People from Nadroga-Navosa Province
505:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
82:Pratap, Ritika (18 November 2023).
54:Chandra served on the staff of the
44:The University of the South Pacific
14:
240:"Usp Rocked by Abuse Allegations"
191:"USP rocked by abuse allegations"
16:Fijian academic of Indian descent
56:University of the South Pacific
1:
596:Fijian expatriates in Canada
430:Times Higher Education (THE)
474:Sen, Sadhana (2020-10-20).
612:
146:"NameBright – Coming Soon"
258:www.solomonstarnews.com
195:www.islandsbusiness.com
455:www.insidehighered.com
150:www.wansolwaranews.com
24:
392:www.lowyinstitute.org
38:of the newly founded
22:
169:Krishnamurthi, Sri.
346:Reporter, P. M. C.
40:University of Fiji
25:
603:
538:
537:
530:
524:
523:
522:. 9 August 2021.
516:
510:
509:
496:
490:
489:
487:
486:
471:
465:
464:
462:
461:
447:
441:
440:
438:
437:
422:
416:
415:
408:
402:
401:
399:
398:
384:
378:
377:
375:
374:
364:
358:
357:
355:
354:
343:
337:
336:
334:
333:
318:
312:
311:
309:
308:
298:
292:
291:
289:
288:
274:
268:
267:
265:
264:
250:
244:
243:
236:
230:
229:
227:
226:
211:
205:
204:
202:
201:
187:
181:
180:
178:
177:
166:
160:
159:
157:
156:
142:
136:
129:
123:
116:
110:
105:
99:
98:
96:
94:
79:
611:
610:
606:
605:
604:
602:
601:
600:
551:
550:
542:
541:
532:
531:
527:
518:
517:
513:
498:
497:
493:
484:
482:
473:
472:
468:
459:
457:
449:
448:
444:
435:
433:
424:
423:
419:
410:
409:
405:
396:
394:
386:
385:
381:
372:
370:
366:
365:
361:
352:
350:
345:
344:
340:
331:
329:
320:
319:
315:
306:
304:
300:
299:
295:
286:
284:
276:
275:
271:
262:
260:
252:
251:
247:
238:
237:
233:
224:
222:
213:
212:
208:
199:
197:
189:
188:
184:
175:
173:
168:
167:
163:
154:
152:
144:
143:
139:
130:
126:
117:
113:
106:
102:
92:
90:
81:
80:
76:
71:
52:
36:Vice-Chancellor
17:
12:
11:
5:
609:
607:
599:
598:
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
553:
552:
549:
548:
540:
539:
525:
511:
508:. 4 June 2021.
491:
466:
442:
417:
403:
379:
359:
338:
313:
293:
269:
245:
231:
206:
182:
161:
137:
124:
111:
100:
73:
72:
70:
67:
51:
48:
28:Rajesh Chandra
23:Rajesh Chandra
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
608:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
576:Fijian Hindus
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
558:
556:
547:
544:
543:
535:
529:
526:
521:
515:
512:
507:
506:
501:
495:
492:
481:
477:
470:
467:
456:
452:
446:
443:
431:
427:
421:
418:
413:
407:
404:
393:
389:
383:
380:
369:
363:
360:
349:
342:
339:
327:
323:
317:
314:
303:
297:
294:
283:
279:
273:
270:
259:
255:
249:
246:
241:
235:
232:
220:
216:
210:
207:
196:
192:
186:
183:
172:
165:
162:
151:
147:
141:
138:
135:
134:
128:
125:
122:
121:
115:
112:
109:
104:
101:
89:
85:
78:
75:
68:
66:
64:
63:Pal Ahluwalia
59:
57:
49:
47:
45:
41:
37:
33:
29:
21:
528:
514:
503:
494:
483:. Retrieved
479:
469:
458:. Retrieved
454:
445:
434:. Retrieved
432:. 2020-07-14
429:
420:
406:
395:. Retrieved
391:
382:
371:. Retrieved
362:
351:. Retrieved
341:
330:. Retrieved
328:. 2020-06-22
326:the Guardian
325:
316:
305:. Retrieved
296:
285:. Retrieved
281:
272:
261:. Retrieved
257:
248:
234:
223:. Retrieved
221:. 2019-05-10
218:
209:
198:. Retrieved
194:
185:
174:. Retrieved
164:
153:. Retrieved
149:
140:
132:
127:
119:
114:
103:
91:. Retrieved
87:
77:
60:
53:
27:
26:
561:2023 deaths
93:22 November
555:Categories
485:2021-02-06
460:2021-02-06
436:2021-02-06
397:2021-02-06
373:2021-02-06
353:2021-02-06
332:2021-02-06
307:2021-02-06
287:2021-02-06
263:2021-02-06
225:2021-02-06
200:2021-02-06
176:2021-02-06
155:2021-02-06
69:References
282:Fijileaks
133:Fiji Sun
120:FBC News
88:FBC News
32:Fijian
30:was a
95:2023
219:RNZ
557::
502:.
478:.
453:.
428:.
390:.
324:.
280:.
256:.
217:.
193:.
148:.
86:.
536:.
488:.
463:.
439:.
414:.
400:.
376:.
356:.
335:.
310:.
290:.
266:.
242:.
228:.
203:.
179:.
158:.
97:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
