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  • Newspaper

    Cambridge University under fresh scrutiny over Chinese government-linked donation

    UK, China

    Press

    Malcolm Moore - The Telegraph

    Revealed: university representatives met with daughter of Chinese prime minister to win donation university officials later claimed had "no link" to Chinese government.

  • Newspaper

    Opposition pressures education minister nominee to pull out

    Korea R

    Press

    - Transparency International

    Opposition lawmakers stepped up their offensive against the new Education Minister and further accused him of misconduct during his teaching years. The former professor of Korea National University of Education has already been accused of plagiarizing a thesis that helped him get promot..

  • Newspaper

    Fact-finding mission condemns persecution of academics

    Türkiye

    Press

    Brendan O'Malley - University World News

    A fact-finding mission in Turkey by the International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies, or IHRNASS, has concluded that criminal charges brought against eight leading academics and scientists are not supported by evidence.

  • Newspaper

    China vs. America – Quality, plagiarism and propaganda

    China, USA

    Press

    John Richard Schrock - University World News

    In this article, Dr John Richard Schrock, who teaches at Emporia State University in Kansas, explains the vast differences between research, citation and teaching styles in Chinese and American university students, citing cultural and education gaps for instances of plagiarism.

  • Newspaper

    Indian university suspected in fake PhDs scam

    India

    Press

    - New Straits Times

    Police are investigating an Indian university suspected of issuing fake PhDs after it awarded more than 400 doctorates in a single year. They have arrested four senior officials from CMJ University in the northeastern state of Meghalaya on suspicion of fraud and forgery and are hunting for the chancellor, who has fled.

  • Newspaper

    Corruption on college campuses

    China

    Press

    Shen Nianzu - The Economic Observer

    14 university officials have been investigated for corruption in Jiangxi Province over the past five years, including three university presidents. Due to a huge influx in college admissions, universities nationwide are undergoing massive expansions allowing many opportunities for graft during construction.

  • Newspaper

    Academic found guilty of fraud on "unprecedented" scale

    Singapore

    Press

    Adele Yung and Yojana Sharma - University World News

    A former academic at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has been found guilty of fabricating more than 20 research papers published in international academic journals, the university has concluded after a major investigation lasting almost two years.

  • Newspaper

    Professors face corruption charges over misuse of research funds

    Taiwan China

    Press

    Mimi Leung - University World News

    In a case that has rocked the academic community in Taiwan and put many scientific research projects in jeopardy, 22 professors at some of the country's top universities – including the prestigious National Taiwan University – have been charged with using false receipts to claim reimbursements out of research funds.

  • Newspaper

    Universities' acts amended to bring VCs under scrutiny

    Pakistan

    Press

    Mansoor Malik - Dawn Newspaper

    The Punjab government has amended Punjab Universities' Acts to bring vice-chancellors under scrutiny after identifying unabated misuse of powers by them under the garb of emergency powers. It reported that almost all Punjab universities' vice-chancellors had appointed top officials in universities, including registrars, treasurers and controllers of examinations by giving additional charge to their "favorite" faculty members.

  • Newspaper

    University sacks prof who was 3 times a fake

    China

    Press

    Xu Chi - Shanghai Daily

    A Chinese Professor has been fired by his university and disqualified from China's Recruitment Program of Global Experts for copying his resume and academic articles from three other academics with the same name. The 39 year-old professor with the Beijing University of Chemical Technology has admitted falsifying his educational background, work experience and published articles by copying the details from overseas professors.

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