ROMANIA: PRIME MINISTER PLAGIARISM ROW SNARES ACADEMICS

BY CARMEN PAUN Senior Romanian professors have dismissed attacks on their integrity made after they were involved in analysing the accusation of academic plagiarism against the country's Prime Minister Victor Ponta. The University of Bucharest's Mircea Dumitru and Professor Marius Andruh have both come under fire from supporters of the prime minister, but have vigorously rejected the criticism levelled against them. Prof Andruh was the president of the Romanian National Council for Attesting Titles, Diplomas and University Certificates (CNATDCU), which ruled on ...


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