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  • Newspaper

    Kuwait orders all employees to update academic data to combat fraud

    Kuwait

    Press

    Kuna - Kuwait Times

    In its fight against forged certificates and corruption, Kuwait ordered all public and private sector employees to verify their academic certificates via the Sahel e-government app. The Civil Service Commission highlighted penalties of imprisonment and fines for using forged certificates. The move falls within ongoing efforts to combat forged certificates in both the public and private sectors to ensure academic integrity, equality and justice.

  • Newspaper

    Kuwait jails education ministry employees for leaking high school exam papers

    Kuwait

    Press

    Khitam Al Amir - Gulf News

    Kuwait’s Court of Cassation sentenced three education Ministry employees including the head of the ministry’s secret printing unit, a teacher, and another staffer for leaking confidential high school exam papers. The breach occurred within the Ministry’s secure printing unit, where classified papers were distributed in exchange for personal favors.

  • Newspaper

    Corruption widespread in Education Ministry: Report

    Kuwait

    Press

    Rana Salem Al-Seyassah - Arab Times

    An official report has disclosed the spread of financial and administrative corruption in Ministry of Education. The report contains the response provided by the Minister of Education at the request of His Highness the Premier Sheikh to the questions presented by lawmakers about the measures taken by Ministry to deal with corruption cases. He explained in the report that a huge number of cases related to forging of educational certificates and misappropriation of public funds have been referred to the Public Prosecution.

  • Newspaper

    Kuwait acts against fake degrees … 259 to prosecution

    Kuwait

    Press

    - Arab Times

    Kuwait has started taking procedures to determine reasons behind the spread of fake university certificates and also to find ways to prevent the use of such certificates in the future. A report published by Al-Fanar Media on its website recently said this came after the Ministry of Higher Education in Kuwait referred 259 people found to be holding fake degrees to the court.

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