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  • Newspaper

    Row over mismanagement of EU research funding

    Bulgaria

    Press

    Jan Petter Myklebust - University World News

    European Commission officials are expected to hold talks with government representatives in Bulgaria over the alleged mismanagement of funds in the operational programme Science and Education for Smart Growth in the European Union budget. Bulgaria has received funding for 116 agreements totalling BGN324 million (€165 million or US$174 million), and of these, eight projects have reportedly been found to be mismanaged, with a total budget of BGN180 million (€92 million or US$97 million).

  • Live and work with integrity. You can do it!

    This textbook presents integrity in all its forms with both theoretical and practical material to help you understand the importance of acting with integrity.

    Integrity Action

    2015

  • Newspaper

    Officials ‘tempered’ education data to obtain US aid

    Afghanistan

    Press

    Ameen Amjad Khan - University World News

    A senior US official has called for independent verification of Afghan government figures on the use of US education aid following claims by Afghan ministers that the previous government had provided data on US-funded school and higher education projects that were flawed, tempered and exaggerated, and had interfered with university entrance exams. These allegations suggest the existence of ghost schools and teachers that are being paid for with US aid money.

  • Corruption, grabbing and development

    All societies develop their own norms about what is fair behaviour and what is not. Violations of these norms, including acts of corruption, can collectively be described as forms of `grabbing'. This unique volume addresses how grabbing hinders...

    Søreide, Tina, Williams, Aled

    Cheltenham (UK), Edward Elgar, 2014

  • Educational corruption in Kenya's Free Primary Education Program

    Providing free primary education (FPE) and ending corruption were key election pledges made by former President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya during his inaugural speech on December 30, 2002. Although FPE is being implemented to achieve universal primary...

    Odero, Jared O.

    2013

  • Building integrity in fragile contexts

    How can donors balance anti-corruption goals with the need to promote stability in fragile and conflict-affected states? What can be learned from the Performance Based Governance Fund in Afghanistan? This brief highlights the emergence of context...

    Marquette, Heather

    Birmingham (UK), University of Birmingham, International Development Department, IDD, 2012

  • Building effective teacher salary systems in fragile and conflict-affected states

    This report from the Center for Universal Education at Brookings gives practitioners-including governments, donors, United Nations agencies, and civil-society organisations a clear framework for assessing teacher salary systems in fragile and...

    Dolan, Janice, Golden, April, Ndaruhutse, Susy, Winthrop, Rebecca

    Washington, D.C., Brookings Institution, 2012

  • Addressing corruption in education: a toolkit for youth from youth

    Addressing Corruption in Education: A Toolkit for Youth from Youth was developed in the framework of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Europe and Eurasia Social Legacy Program (E&E SLP). It is intended to serve as...

    Education Development Center, Inc. (USA)

    Washington, D.C., EDC, 2012

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