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  • Newspaper

    Doubt over quality of Italy-based journal

    Press

    - Times Live

    An academic journal accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training has come under scrutiny after failing a peer review test.

  • Plagiarism policies in Slovakia: full report

    This report is part of the program “Impact of Plagiarism in Higher Education Across Europe (IPPHEAE)” funded by the European Union’s Lifelong Learning Programme. In this report, the author starts with the background information of higher education in...

    Foltynek, Dr. Tomas

    2013

  • Newspaper

    Chile universities earned CL$16-billion through bribery

    Chile

    Press

    Charlotte Méritan - ILoveChile

    As part of the National Accreditation Commission (CNA) case, three universities are accused of bribery. They have allegedly paid CL$25,000,000 to the former director of the aforesaid Commission in order to obtain the very sought-after accreditation.

  • Newspaper

    Solutions needed for higher education quality crisis

    Chile

    Press

    Carlos Olivares - University World News

    The issue of quality assurance in the tertiary education system has become a public concern as a consequence of the scandal in which the president of the National Accreditation Commission and at least two chancellors of private universities were arrested and accused of money laundering, bribery and accepting kickbacks.

  • Newspaper

    Kibaki passes law to regulate higher education sector

    Kenya

    Press

    Edwin Mutai - Business Daily

    Foreign universities offering degrees in Kenya without accreditation will be fined at least Sh10 million and their promoters sent to jail for three years under a new law meant to safeguard education standards. The Commission on University Education (CUE) will replace the Commission of Higher Education in overseeing university standards.

  • Newspaper

    Students warned of unregistered courses

    South Africa

    Press

    Leanee Jansen - IOL News

    The Department of Higher Education has warned students to be wary of "registered" private colleges which offer certificates, diplomas and degrees but do not have its stamp of approval. A department spokesman expressed concern about the current trend whereby institutions secured registration for one or two programmes, and then used this status as a cover to offer other unregistered courses.

  • Newspaper

    Bribery and laundering charges reveal accreditation mess

    Chile

    Press

    María Elena Hurtado - World University News

    The former president of Chile's National Accreditation Commission (NCA) and two former university rectors have been jailed on charges of bribery and money laundering. They will spend at least six months in prison, which is how long the Public Prosecution Office has said it will take to investigate the charges.

  • Newspaper

    Bulgarian Government: Universities react harshly to Turkey's diploma non-recognition

    Bulgaria

    Press

    - Sofia News Agency

    Turkey has suspended its recognition of Bulgarian university diplomas. The Turkish University Education Council made this decision on the grounds of high levels of academic forgery, fraud and exam cheating in Bulgaria. Bulgaria's Education Minister has admonished the Bulgarian media for provoking an international scandal, claiming that the problematic diplomas were forged by Turkish citizens.

  • Newspaper

    Continued crackdown on foreign-linked institutions

    Viet Nam

    Press

    Francis Yu - University World News

    The Vietnamese government has continued a crackdown on unauthorized foreign-linked institutions operating in the country by blacklisting another seven colleges. The move follows the closure and fining of a number of foreign-affiliated institutions in the past six months.

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