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  • Newspaper

    Corruption in the education sector is still rampant

    Indonesia

    Press

    Erwida Maulia - PPATK

    The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) says corruption in the education sector is still rampant and that the government must take action to stop the practices.The watchdog's coordinator for public services monitoring Ade Irawan told a press conference here Wednesday that corruption was commonplace throughout the republic's education institutions.

  • Newspaper

    Cleaning up higher education

    Indonesia

    Press

    David Jardine - University World News

    Indonesia's National Board for Higher Education Accreditation has announced its determination to clean up a sector riddled with bad practices. The board has set 2012 as its target for ridding universities of unaccredited undergraduate courses.

  • Newspaper

    Education agency denied corruption allegation

    Indonesia

    Press

    - Jakarta Post

    Education agency officials denied a graft allegation in the distribution of funds from the central government and the city administration under the School Operational Aids and Education Operational Aids schemes.

  • Newspaper

    Anti-corruption curriculum is not the solution

    Indonesia

    Press

    Anita Lie - Jakarta Post

    Following a discussion with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the National Education Ministry announced a plan to include an anti-corruption module in the 2011 curriculum.

  • Newspaper

    Educating against corruption

    Indonesia

    Press

    Krissy Dwyer - Jakarta Global

    Anticorruption efforts are by no means a new concept in Indonesia. But since the 1950s, corruption has been mostly investigated and prosecuted, while preventative methods have been overlooked. A new collaboration involving more than 100 universities across the archipelago wants to change that.

  • Newspaper

    Mass cheating uncovered during university entrance test

    Indonesia

    Press

    Ria Nurdiani - University World News

    Indonesia's top institution made headlines this month when 52 of its prospective students were caught cheating during an entrance test for the international programme of the medical faculty. It is the first time that cheating involving large numbers of students has been detected.

  • Newspaper

    Higher education haunted by corruption – Graft watchdog

    Indonesia

    Press

    Ria Nurdiani - University World News

    A graft watchdog in Indonesia has sounded a red alert for the education sector as it recorded some 40 cases of corruption in 2012, causing losses to the state of around Rp139 billion (US$14.4 million).

  • Newspaper

    Essay mills continue to proliferate

    Indonesia

    Press

    Ria Nurdiani - University World News

    Jakarta's Pramuka Street intersection is well known for its essay-production services, as Indonesian universities continue to be dogged by the problem of ghostwritten essays. By paying a sum, a student can graduate without making much effort writing the final-year dissertation.

  • Newspaper

    Ministry investigates alleged corruption in national exam printing tender

    Indonesia

    Press

    Camelia Pasandaran - Jakarta Globe

    The Ministry of Education and Culture is investigating a watchdog's allegation of possible corruption during the tender process of the national exam printing. The call for investigation of the tender process came after the national exam was postponed in 11 provinces when one of the companies that won the printing tender failed to deliver the test on time.

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