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  • Newspaper

    Higher education minister fired

    Kenya

    Press

    Gilbert Nganga - University World News

    Last week, Kenya fired its Higher Education Minister who had been suspended from cabinet last year following allegations of graft.

  • Newspaper

    Peshawar University VC found involved in plagiarism

    Pakistan

    Press

    Noor Aftab - The News

    University of Peshawar's Vice Chancellor has been found involved in plagiarism by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) that was constituted to probe into the matter.

  • Newspaper

    For-profit college group sued as U.S. lays out wide fraud

    USA

    Press

    Tamar Lewin - The New York Times

    The Department of Justice and four states filed a multibillion-dollar fraud suit against the Education Management Corporation, the nation's second-largest for-profit college company, charging that it was not eligible for the $11 billion in state and federal financial aid it had received from July 2003 through June 2011.

  • Video

    University of Lubumbashi, DRC: new measures to combat corruption and fraud

    Congo

    Video

    Alain Kambale -

    A new anti-corruption system has been introduced at the University of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The innovation involves managing results via a central server. 

  • Newspaper

    World Bank wants anti-graft lessons on school curriculum in poor countries

    Press

    Heather Stewart - The Guardian

    The World Bank's anti-graft chief says developing nations should be given a manual to help them deal with corruption. Tackling corruption should be put on the curriculum for every school child in the world's poorest countries, he says.

  • Newspaper

    Leighton Andrews: University of Wales 'let Wales down'

    UK

    Press

    Ciaran Jenkins - BBC News

    An Education Minister says the University of Wales has let down higher education in Wales and brought the nation "into disrepute". His criticism comes after a watchdog's report told the university to review its worldwide college links, which include in particular a college in Bangkok said to be operating illegally.

  • Newspaper

    Good governance and the fight against corruption: Burundi's referential document

    Burundi

    Press

    - UNDP Burundi

    Following the adoption in Burundi of a strategy for good governance and fight against corruption, the country has just produced a reference document that gives leaders and the public a long-term perspective vis-à-vis good governance and the fight against corruption. This document includes a chapter on education.

  • Newspaper

    Probe into Scottish university visa scam

    UK

    Press

    Kate Devlin - The Herald

    The Immigration Minister admitted yesterday there may be widespread abuses of a visa scheme that provides foreign students with the chance to enrol at UK institutions after irregularities were found at a Scottish university.

  • Newspaper

    Investigation into national exam "scam"

    Türkiye

    Press

    Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

    Turkish prosecutors are investigating allegations of possible cheating and favouritism in the annual university entrance exam sat by 1.7 million students on 27 March. Suspicions were raised this week after a lawyer discovered a formula for correct answers for multiple-choice maths questions on one exam.

  • Newspaper

    Action plan to fight against corruption in education confirmed

    Armenia

    Press

    - Aysor.am

    Minister of Education and Science confirmed a new plan to fight against corruption in the education sector for 2011-2012 which has been approved by the government. The plan had been sent to all international and local NGOs dealing with education in Armenia for discussion and approval.

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