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  • The Decentralisation of education and corruption

    The debate around the precise nature of the relationship between decentralization in education and corruption helps us understand why and under what circumstances decentralization may help limit corruption. A key principle for developing an effective...

    De Grauwe, Anton

    Transparency International, 2013

  • Tools to fight corruption at your school

    The Corruption Watch schools campaign started at the beginning of the 2013 academic year. Monitoring of schools was a major focus for us in 2013 - through 2012, from our launch in January up to the beginning of the schools campaign we had received...

    Corruption Watch (South Africa)

    Johannesburg, Corruption Watch, 2013

  • Tajikistan: between defying despair and missing opportunities

    September 2011, Tajikistan celebrated its 20th anniversary of independence, which defied many external and oppositional cries of crisis, failure and imminent collapse. Tajikistan has not only survived but increasingly appears a viable state with...

    Niyozov, Sarfaroz, Bulbulov, Juma

    London, Bloomsbury, 2013

  • 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

  • Newspaper

    Professors face corruption charges over misuse of research funds

    Taiwan China

    Press

    Mimi Leung - University World News

    In a case that has rocked the academic community in Taiwan and put many scientific research projects in jeopardy, 22 professors at some of the country's top universities – including the prestigious National Taiwan University – have been charged with using false receipts to claim reimbursements out of research funds.

  • Newspaper

    Budget transparency initiative makes officials accountable to citizens

    Cameroon

    Press

    - The World Bank

    An ongoing initiative in Cameroon is helping to empower citizens and make their local governments, schools, and health centers accountable for better service delivery. This initiative has also been put in place to raise the awareness of citizens with regard to budgetary issues.

  • Newspaper

    Scandal-plagued higher education sector gets new minister

    Chile

    Press

    María Elena Hurtado - University World News

    Chile's newly appointed Minister of Education will face a formidable challenge despite her impressive credentials. Long-standing public anger against Chile's education sector has brought students and their families into the streets on numerous occasions since 2011, demanding free education and an end to for-profit universities. Recently, student protests have ended in violent clashes with police.

  • Newspaper

    Nigeria: Illegal universities and matters arising

    Nigeria

    Press

    - All Africa

    The National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced the existence of no fewer than forty-one illegal universities. These institutions have existed for years and fleeced unsuspecting members of the public of their hard earned resources in the guise of providing them with higher education.

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