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  • Secondary education in Ukraine: corruption and anti-corruption

    Secondary education in Ukraine provides students with both academic and vocational learning opportunities. However, the sector, in particular academic and financial processes, is afflicted by risks of bribery, misappropriation, favouritism and...

    Bergin, Jamie

    2024

  • Empowering civil society to fight against corruption in education

    News

    Improving transparency and accountability are crucial measures in the fight against corruption. For the education sector, this is no exception as corruption can impede access and undermine equity and quality. However, several tools exist to help education stakeholders, including civil society actors, take steps to hold service providers accountable and improve education service oversight and delivery.

  • Newspaper

    New government moves to end systemic corruption affecting HE

    Poland

    Press

    Wojciech Kosc - University World News

    The Polish government has introduced measures to combat corruption in the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR), including increasing oversight by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Reports of misuse of funds and irregularities in grant allocation have prompted investigations and led to changes in the NCBiR's operations. Additionally, efforts are underway to ensure transparent and equitable financing of universities, with plans to increase funding for science and higher education.

  • Faces of Open Government: Muriel Poisson

    News

    This interview was first published by Open Government Partnership in the Faces of Open Government.

  • Using digital tools to promote transparency and accountability

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    Digital tools have the potential to overhaul the management of education systems, while also fostering transparency and accountability within the sector. For example, data portals can inform citizens about the amounts of funds allocated to schools, satellite systems can monitor school locations and construction, and artificial intelligence can perform automated audits and monitor public spending in schools. Digital tools can also address pressing issues such as ghost teachers, absenteeism, examination fraud, forged certificates, and fake diplomas.

  • Broadening horizons: AI beyond plagiarism

    Horia Onița, Iris Kimizoglu, Tamara Ciobanu

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  • UNESCO-IIEP's 60th Anniversary Symposium explores how transparency and innovative financing benefit educational planning

    News

    On 8-9 November 2023, the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) celebrated its 60th anniversary with a two-day symposium that brought together over 1400 experts, policymakers, planners, and representatives from UNESCO Member States both in person and online.

  • Handbook of good practices in the fight against corruption

    The goal of this Handbook is to map a variety of anti-corruption practices in EU Member States (MS) that have proved to be useful in solving problems related to corruption, and which can inspire similar initiatives elsewhere. For this purpose, one...

    Huss, Oksana, Beke, Mike, Wynarski, Jan, ; Slot, Brigitte

    European Commission, 2023

  • From inception to innovation: a two-decade journey in battling corruption in education

    News

    This article was first published on the IIEP-UNESCO website.

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