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Fighting corruption to improve schooling: evidence from a newspaper campaign in Uganda

What are the most effective ways to increase primary school enrolment and student learning? This paper argues that innovations in governance of social services may yield the highest return since social service delivery in developing countries is...

Reinikka, Ritva, Svensson, Jakob

2005
Recognition and authentication of overseas students' qualifications: Towards a best practice model for Australia

This paper focuses on the problem of qualification fraud within the context of Australia. It starts with a brief review of both the private and public returns of higher education. It then suggests that both the higher education qualifications issued...

Brown, George

Adelaide, University of Adelaide, 2005
Overseas overwhelmed

03.11.2004 UK

Press

- Higher Edge

Unqualified international students use fraudulent documents to gain admission to universities. The Times Higher Education Supplement reported that an agent had placed "hundreds" of Chinese students in British universities.
Russia's big test

30.09.2004 Russian Federation

Press

Bryon MacWilliams - Chronicle of Higher Education

The government has introduced a "Unified State Examination' test in the fight against corruption. The test will weed out weak teacher, improve the quality of instruction in schools and would ease the financial burden on parents of college students.
Slow corruption that threatens our universities

07.08.2004 UK

Press

Martin Bright - The Observer

It is claimed that a "slow corruption" is being installed as universities are struggling for funds. Degrees are for sale and in one university a professor at a former polytechnic was found to have ordered his staff to "minimise" the number of failing students by marking up those at risk of failing because there has been a drop in applications.
Central Asia: buying ignorance – Society bears the hidden costs of corruption

06.07.2004

Press

Antoine Blua - RFE/RL

Students pay bribes to pass exams or gain admission to universities. Social costs can be high.
Central Asia: buying ignorance – Kyrgyz, Kazakhs lead in education reform

06.07.2004 Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan

Press

Antoine Blua - RFE-RL

Kazakhstan et Kyrghyzstan : Students enter universities thanks to bribes. Reforms are ongoing.
Cheating widespread on Afghanistan exams

12.02.2004 Afghanistan

Press

Daniel Del Castillo - Chronicle of HE

Results for university admission exams are cancelles for more than 6,000 students from Kabul and its region; the answers had been revealed and corruption affected the exam process.
Corruption in the higher education system of Georgia

This report analyzes the level of corruption within the higher education system of Georgia. It uncovers the main reasons for the existence of corruption and the variables influencing it. The research recommends and discusses possible ways of...

Rostiashvili, Ketevan

Tbilisi, TraCCC CO, 2004
India's Supreme Court cracks down on profiteering in Higher Education

17.08.2003 India

Press

Martha Ann Overland - Chronicle of Higher Education

In a decision intended to curb the widespread sale of seats in professional colleges, India's Supreme Court has ordered that private institutions may no longer demand the "donation" of extra, upfront fees from new students. Medical and engineering colleges now demand upfront payments of tens of thousands of dollars, from students whose test scores do not qualify them for places.

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