By Ararat L Osipian. Hardly anyone will be surprised at news about corruption in Russian universities. Nevertheless, the arrest of the president of the Far Eastern Federal University, Sergey Ivanets, is different. Read more...
25 avril 2016
18 avril 2016
An international coalition to fight corruption
By Goolam Mohamedbhai. The existence of corruption in higher education has been known for decades and published papers covering the topic in specific countries or regions have been appearing since the year 2000. Read more...
11 janvier 2016
The politics of the drive against corruption
By Tianlong Lawrence Hu. In one week at the end of 2015, five presidents or senior vice-presidents of four of Beijing’s most prestigious universities were punished or penalised for violating laws and Communist Party regulations on embezzlement and corruption. Read more...
21 octobre 2015
New platform launched against corruption in education
The Council of Europe launched at the Charles University on Oct. 1 a new “platform” to fight corruption in education: the Pan-European Platform on Ethics, Transparency and Integrity in Education (ETINED).
The platform will be made up of a network of specialists from the 50 states, which are parties to the European Cultural Convention of the Council of Europe. These specialists will cooperate with other international organizations and agencies engaged in the field, from Transparency International to UNESCO. More...
13 septembre 2015
Corruption monitors and armed patrols – It must be exam time
By Matt Blomberg. A year ago, with a mandate to reform a severely flawed education system that produced university graduates who had paid for – rather than studied for – their grades, Cambodia’s Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron went straight to its heart: the university entrance exam. Read more...
8 septembre 2015
The Crisis of Corruption
By Philip G. Altbach. Without question, the very large majority of academic institutions, students, and professors are honest and focused on education and research in difficult times. But one might be tempted to think that higher education is rife with corruption of all kinds. Read more...
6 août 2015
Master’s Degree Programs in Egypt Plagued by Corruption
By Tarek Abd El-Galil. Post-graduate studies at Egypt’s public universities suffer from difficulties in conducting research and are tainted by high incidences of plagiarism and corruption, including mild forms of extortion, students say. More...
5 août 2015
Academy to partner universities, institutions on anti-corruption
The Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria (ACAN) on Monday pledged to partner with Nigerian Universities and other institutions to curb corruption and restore integrity in the education sector. More...
3 août 2015
Higher Education: A Hotbed of Corruption?
By Goolam Mohamedbhai. Hardly any week goes by without the appearance of an article on corruption in higher education. The stories cover not only individual students or faculty but also whole institutions and even countries. And corruption in higher education has even crossed borders and become global. Read more...
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