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  • White paper on China's efforts to combat corruption and build a clean government. [VII. Education in clean government and construction of the culture of integrity]

    This is China's first ever white paper on the nation's anti-graft efforts, expressing China's resolve to strengthen the fight against corruption. The text contains 8 sections plus preface and conclusion. The report introduces the principles, working...

    State Council of the People's Republic of China. Information Office

    Beijing, State Council of the People's Republic of China, 2010

  • Newspaper

    Academic corruption undermining higher education: Yau Shing-tung

    China

    Press

    Guo Jiaxue - China Daily

    Even in the country's best universities, plagiarism and falsified data are preventing the country from developing advanced science, says a world-renowned mathematics professor.

  • Newspaper

    Bogus military school closed

    China

    Press

    Meng Jing - China Daily

    A bugle call rings out at Zhonglian Judicial College at 1:30 pm, two weeks after the head of the privately funded school was arrested. Anxious students and worried parents insist on staying in the school, located in Fangshan district, after the institute was announced illegal by the Fangshan commission of education on 10 May.

  • Newspaper

    Universities fail to tackle plagiarism

    China

    Press

    Yojana Sharma - University World News

    Universities are failing to crack down on plagiarism despite an unprecedented education ministry circular sent to them a year ago making them responsible for investigating and dealing with rampant cheating.

  • Newspaper

    Rampant cheating hurts research ambitions

    China

    Press

    Gillian Wong - Associated Press

    When professors need to author research papers to get promoted, many turn to Ghost Writers, writes Gillian Wong for Associated Press.

  • Newspaper

    Fake papers are rife at universities

    China

    Press

    - University World News

    Strong demand for ghost-written academic papers in the lead-up to university graduation and revelations that people pay to have scholarly articles published are worrying critics who fear the billion-yen industry is making it harder than ever to evaluate graduates' abilities.

  • Newspaper

    Lax rules aid academic misconduct

    China

    Press

    Xinglong Cao - University World News

    The perception of academic autonomy and freedom in China has been distorted with many cases of misconduct reported. It is claimed that misuse of academic powers for illegitimate benefits such as money, honour, and even sex have occurred, yet only a small fraction has ever been officially verified or acted upon.

  • Newspaper

    Students fake foreign status to enter China universities

    China

    Press

    - AFP

    Students born, raised and educated in China are using fake foreign passports to get into top universities, which have higher entrance standards for domestic candidates, according to state media.

  • Newspaper

    Entrance-exam points bought, parents say

    China

    Press

    Lilian Zhang - South China Morning Post

    Disgruntled parents in Zhejiang have complained to provincial education authorities over a policy that gave 19 children of government officials and teachers special treatment in college entrance examinations. These Practices are often linked to abuse of power and corruption, showed the vulnerability of the education system.

  • Newspaper

    Getting a Fake Degree in China Is Fast and Cheap, but not Always Effective

    China

    Press

    Pascale Trouillaud - El Periódico de México

    In one hour, and for about 38 dollars, you can get a false university degree in China, but the enforcement of punishment is making it ever more difficult to use such fraud to find a job or get into a foreign university. The measures introduced by China have curbed fraud and many fake degrees are now detected through authentication procedures; however, some genuine diplomas have been awarded to bogus students.

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