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  • 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

    Drive to stamp out nepotism in universities

    Italy

    Press

    Lee Adendorff - University World News

    The Italian cabinet has ordered the roll-out of a national accreditation scheme for academics to stamp out nepotism. Under the new scheme, commissions of five senior academics appointed in each university will accredit applicants for associate or full professorships on the basis of the quality and quantity of their academic output.

  • Newspaper

    Cheating sparks soul search over 'lazy' youth

    Japan

    Press

    Suvendrini Kakuchi - University World News

    A cheating scandal discovered among students vying for entrance to some of Japan's top universities has rocked the nation and set off a national soul search over young people and how dishonesty should be dealt with. The cheaters used a web bulletin board to ask questions while university entrance tests were underway.

  • 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

    Education Official Denies Sh9 Million Aids Cash Fraud

    Kenya

    Press

    Carole Maina - Nairobi Star

    An official at the Ministry of Education was yesterday charged with Sh9 million fraud. It is alleged that the official in question acquired over Sh2.2 million fraudulently in April 2009 and gave a false impress of over Sh7 million in May of the same year.

  • Newspaper

    World heart research expert fired

    Netherlands

    Press

    Jan Petter Myklebust - University World News

    A world-renowned expert on the reduction of risks involved in heart surgery has been dismissed from Erasmus University Medical Centre in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, after violation of academic integrity. In one study it was found that he used patient data without permission, used fictitious data, and that two reports were submitted to conferences which included knowingly unreliable data.

  • Newspaper

    Dean may face data fraud charges

    Netherlands

    Press

    Jan Petter Myklebust - University World News

    A Tilburg University inquiry has recommended that details of forgery of documents and fraud committed by a leading social psychologist should be passed to the Dutch public prosecution service.

  • Newspaper

    NUC Lists 51 fake universities

    Nigeria

    Press

    Martin Paul - All Africa

    The number of fake universities operating in the country has risen from 44 to 51 National Universities Commission (NUC) has alerted. According to the weekly news bulletin of NUC, eight of the universities had been taken to court, while some are currently undergoing investigations.

  • 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

    How education can help create a corruption-free society

    Pakistan

    Press

    - Pakistan Today

    Nowadays corruption is not only the focus of the print and electronic media. Most parents and teachers would agree that the public education can play a role in correcting this situation. Students must be made aware of the application of the values and rules.

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