The University of Papua New Guinea has announced the resignation of its vice-chancellor, Professor Albert Mellam, this afternoon.
The council clarified that the university played no part in prompting his resignation rather, Mellam resigned at his own accord and the University accepts his decision.
Professor Mellam entered UPNG at the age of 17 as a student. And now, after serving the university for 29 years as an academia and an administrator at management level, Professor Mellam is drawing the curtain to his public service career.
His resignation will be effective as of 4:06pm on Friday, May 26th.
The University Council highly commended Mellam for his efforts in restructuring the operations of the institution and restoring its financial landscape, all with the ultimate aim of providing premium education for the young elites of the country.
Council member Vincent Malaibe now takes over the reins as acting vice-chancellor until a permanent appointment is made.
Meanwhile, UPNG is well into its 2017 academic year with complete normalcy restored.