He claimed the management dispute had already been solved after the disputing council members had stepped down, while the university’s administration and students’ classes were being conducted as normal.

Meanwhile, Chiang Mai-based Maejo University’s former rector Anon Thiangtrong – who heads the committee – said they would table the university’s issues at the Office of Higher Education Commission on February 9.

The committee was created after the Education Ministry decided to use its power under Article 86(4) of the Private Higher Educational Institution Act to run the university in the wake of prolonged management disputes.

As for the former executives’ move to get the management power back, Anon said the panel had not studied the problems enough to solve them, but would have the power returned to Abac as soon as the issues were sorted.