1-10 of 11 results

  • Newspaper

    Uproar over cancelled examination results

    Kenya

    Press

    David Aduda - The Nation

    Widespread cheating in the 2004 KCSE examination has been discovered. The civil society want the government to explain why it has failed to stop examination cheating. Some 1,739 candidates from 107 schools had their results cancelled for cheating. Out of this, 1,617 were found to have colluded with each other, 134 were caught with unauthorised information during the exams and another 16 were found impersonating.

  • Global corruption report: education

    Corruption and poor governance are acknowledged as major impediments to realising the right to education and to reaching global development goals. Corruption not only distorts access to education, but affects the quality of education and the...

    Transparency International

    Oxford, Routledge, 2013

  • Combatting corruption in education on a global front

    Muriel Poisson

    0 comments

  • Newspaper

    University: a petition to open our eyes on plagiarism

    France

    Press

    Quentin Blanc - Figaro

    Denouncing the reluctance of universities to fight plagiarism, French teachers and researchers have launched a petition. They believe it is urgent to act in order to protect the legitimacy of degrees.

  • IIEP brings its expertise to the 16th IACC

    News

    Together with heads of state, international organizations, civil society and the private sector, IIEP will take part in the 16th International Anti-Corruption Conference from 2-4 September in Malaysia.

  • Engaging tomorrow’s professionals in leading anti-corruption initiatives

    Muriel Poisson

    1 comment

  • Cheating at schools: integrity pledges experiment in Lithuania

    Transparency International Lithuanian Chapter

    0 comments

  • New online course on transparency and anti-corruption

    News

    IIEP will organize a new online course on “Transparency, accountability and anti-corruption measures in education” from 21 September to 6 November 2020.

  • Accountability and citizen participation in education: IIEP contributes to CIES 2022

    News

    During the week of 22 April, the IIEP ETICO team participated in the annual CIES conference, in order to share the latest of our work on transparency, accountability and anti-corruption measures in education. The conference was organised in a blended format around the theme: ‘Illuminating the power of idea/lism’.

  • Newspaper

    Crackdown on illegal institutions yields first conviction

    Malawi

    Press

    Joy VC Ndovi - University World News

    The conviction of an executive from an unregistered university marks a significant step in Malawi's efforts to combat illegal higher education institutions. The official operating unregistered universities was fined and faces imprisonment for offering fake qualifications. While civil society organizations advocate for more arrests and consequences for employers recognizing qualifications from such institutions, the conviction underscores the importance of regulatory enforcement to maintain educational integrity. Calls for a National Qualification Authority Bill aim to strengthen regulatory frameworks, yet progress remains uncertain.

Stay informed About Etico

Sign up to the ETICO bulletin to receive the latest updates

Submit your content

Help us grow our library by sharing your content on corruption in education.

Contribute