Shinhan University Professors' Dismissal Revoked...Teachers' Appeals Committee Cites "Procedural Illegality"

Review Committee: "Procedural defect due to failure to meet
teacher representation requirements in the composition of the Teachers' Disciplinary Committee"

The Teachers' Appeal Review Committee has canceled the dismissal of several professors at Shinhan University, and the professors are now expected to go through reinstatement procedures.

Campus view of Shinhan University. Provided by Shinhan University.

On February 9, the Teachers' Appeal Review Committee announced that on January 21 it had decided to uphold a petition filed by a Shinhan University professor seeking the cancellation of a dismissal, and therefore to revoke the dismissal. In its written decision, the committee found that "the disciplinary procedure in this case is unlawful because there is a procedural defect arising from the failure to meet the gender composition requirement of the Teachers' Disciplinary Committee."

Previously, on October 10 last year, Shinhan University imposed dismissal and removal from office on four professors, and the professors who were dismissed filed an appeal with the Teachers' Appeal Review Committee on November 7 of the same year. After conducting a review, the committee canceled all of the dismissal measures in question.

The Teachers' Appeal Review Committee specified that this decision is binding on the authority that imposed the disciplinary measure, pursuant to the Special Act on the Improvement of Teachers' Status and the Protection of Educational Activities. Accordingly, Shinhan University must implement follow-up measures such as reinstatement within 30 days from the date it receives the written decision.

With this decision, the dismissal imposed on the professors concerned has lost its legal effect. The university plans to proceed with the relevant procedures based on the decision of the Teachers' Appeal Review Committee.

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