Scandals of Edinburgh’s incoming principal Mathieson (compilation)
<p>Peter Mathieson assumed office in April 2014 as the Vice-Chancellor and President of University of Hong Kong (HKU), which is one of the most prestigious universities in the world. According to QS World University Ranking, HKU ranks 26th in the world and 2nd in Asia. In February 2017, just in the middle of his term, Mathieson announced that he was resigning from HKU due to “personal” concerns and will become instead the Principal of University of Edinburgh in early 2018.<a href="https://medium.com/@julianho/a-compilation-of-the-scandals-of-edinburghs-incoming-principal-mathieson-3eb5ab933c4#_ftn1" rel="noopener ugc nofollow">[1]</a></p>
<p>During Mathieson’s term in HKU, he was embroiled in multiple scandals. As a former editor in HKU’s student media (<em>Undergrad</em>) who was in office (2016–17) when multiple scandals of Mathieson took place and as a HKU graduate, I would say Mathieson’s legacy in HKU is damaging to the university’s prestige and autonomy. It is therefore questionable if he will uphold the Edinburgh’s autonomy and protect the university’s academic freedom when Edinburgh is under pressure.</p>
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