In the media

Albania’s Ministry of Education introduced a new Code of Ethics for Teachers, emphasizing professionalism, integrity, and cooperation. Drafted collectively with teachers, parents, and administrators, it sets standards for student safety, inclusion, transparency, and digital conduct.

South Africa’s Academy of Science has released a revised 2025 Code of Best Practice in Scholarly Journal Publishing, addressing AI misuse, peer-review ethics, open access, data transparency, and diversity. The code strengthens editorial independence, accountability, and integrity, aiming to curb predatory publishing, plagiarism, and unethical authorship. Stakeholders describe it as a blueprint for credibility and a safeguard for research trust.

The Arab League adopted its first AI Ethics Charter to guide the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in education and research across member states. It emphasizes data privacy, sustainability, and technological sovereignty, promotes open-source tools and ethical research, and calls for regional collaboration. The charter also recommends monitoring systems and national policies to support responsible and inclusive AI development in the Arab world.

Since January 1st, 2025, a new law requires Californian school board members to undergo two hours of ethics training at least once every two years. This mandate also applies to school districts, county boards of education, and governing bodies of charter schools. The training covers topics such as legal issues, conflicts of interest, respect, and professional discourse.

In Kampala, Uganda, police arrested a director of studies and three teachers for allegedly sharing fake Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) papers via a WhatsApp group. The suspects falsely claimed to access the papers from the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) and added other teachers to the group chat. UNEB warned of severe penalties for exam malpractice, PLE exams involving 798,771 candidates. They all face a fine of shs40 million and 10 years of imprisonment.