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  • Newspaper

    I will not resign over fraud charge – Education Minister

    Kenya

    Press

    Sam Kiplagat - Daily Nation

    Nairobi — Higher Education minister has said he will not resign over a Sh96m fraud charge leveled against him in court.

  • Newspaper

    Teacher certificate forgeries overwhelm Government

    Uganda

    Press

    Patience Ahimbisibwe - The Monitor

    The Ministry of Education has said it is overwhelmed by the number of teachers who gained employment using forged documents. The Director of Basic Education said that a survey found that all districts in Eastern Uganda have several cases of forgeries. The same has been discovered in the Central region as investigations continue in other parts of the country.

  • Newspaper

    Can education in Russia be reformed?

    Russian Federation

    Press

    Galina Masterova - Rossiyskaya Gazeta

    A good grade on the new SAT-style exams in Russia costs about 40,000 rubles. Could reform and crackdowns on corruption bring education back from the brink?

  • 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

    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

    Professors who exposed fraud sacked

    Congo DR

    Press

    - University World News

    Two professors at the University of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, who alerted the law about embezzlement of funds, are facing the sack on the orders of the Minister of Higher and University Education.

  • Newspaper

    Online Scheme Highlights Fears About Distance-Education Fraud

    USA

    Press

    Marc Parry - The Chronicle of Higher Education

    An Arizona woman pleads guilty to running an elaborate scam that highlights what federal authorities describe as the vulnerability of online education to financial-aid fraud. The scheme embroiled Rio Salado College, home to one of America's largest online programs, in a half-million-dollar con.

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