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Denmark has been rocked by a science fraud case involving a high-profile professor of medicine specialising in brain research. The case has also embroiled the rector of Copenhagen University, the previous minister of science and a number of co-authors, and has undermined the public view of science.

An official at the Ministry of Education was yesterday charged with Sh9 million fraud. It is alleged that the official in question acquired over Sh2.2 million fraudulently in April 2009 and gave a false impress of over Sh7 million in May of the same year.

A new anti-corruption campaign is being launched in Romania, this one aimed at students who give gifts to their teachers. A civic group and the government have teamed up to produce and distribute a guide that tells students that giving their teachers gifts such as flowers or money is "an act of masked corruption". Beginning next month, the guide will be distributed in Bucharest to high school students.

Minister of Education and Science confirmed a new plan to fight against corruption in the education sector for 2011-2012 which has been approved by the government. The plan had been sent to all international and local NGOs dealing with education in Armenia for discussion and approval.

The government has launched an education plan that will see corruption becoming a subject in primary and secondary schools as well as in teacher training college syllabuses in the country.

The Azerbaijani Education Ministry will hold a board meeting, dedicated to combating corruption. The Minister said that last year the Education Ministry implemented a number of measures aimed at combating corruption, the results of which were reported to the relevant structures.