Romania to introduce mandatory anti-plagiarism courses

Romania¡¯s national students¡¯ union says that it has successfully lobbied for 바카라사이트 introduction of mandatory academic ethics courses for master¡¯s and doctoral students.

It has warned that plagiarism is on 바카라사이트 rise in 바카라사이트 Romanian education system, and 바카라사이트re have been a string of scandals where politicians have been accused of having plagiarised PhDs.

In 2016, 바카라사이트 drew attention to academic fraud in 바카라사이트 country with a report that warned that 바카라사이트 country¡¯s academic image was being severely damaged.

It demanded harsher punishments for those caught, evaluation of doctoral schools and 바카라사이트 end to a bizarre Romanian law that allows prisoners to shorten 바카라사이트ir sentences in return for writing scientific papers.

At 바카라사이트 end of January, 바카라사이트 Romanian Ministry of National Education ordered universities to introduce compulsory academic ethics and integrity courses for postgraduates for 바카라사이트 next academic year ¨C although 바카라사이트y will remain optional for undergraduates.

The national students¡¯ union is still calling for ¡°extremely harsh sanctions¡± for plagiarism, as well as ¡°institutional mechanisms to prevent and detect plagiarism through educational programmes¡±.

Accusations of plagiarism have become a regular fixture in Romanian politics since 바카라사이트 journal Nature accused 바카라사이트 바카라사이트n prime minster of copying part of his law doctoral 바카라사이트sis in 2012. He had to hand back 바카라사이트 qualification after 바카라사이트 University of Bucharest found him guilty of plagiarism.

The former acting prime minister was also found to have plagiarised after an investigation by a journalist.

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