This article cites Yu Mei-ren's sharing of the University of Pretoria's (South Africa) academic philosophy. Posted at the campus entrance, this philosophy strongly advocates the importance of academic integrity, arguing that allowing students to cheat and plagiarize theses will lead to doctors misdiagnosing, architects neglecting duties, financial scandals, political corruption, and judicial injustice, thereby causing a nation to decline and even perish. The author uses this to emphasize that academic ethics are the cornerstone of maintaining a nations normal functioning.
This article reports on the follow-up to the plagiarism allegations against NTU President-elect Professor Kuan Chung-ming, raised by DPP Legislator Chang Liao Wan-chien. It notes that after Ker Chien-ming and other legislators demanded Kuan give up the presidency, there were widespread suspicions of DPP interference in university autonomy. Ultimately, National Taiwan University's Research Integrity Office met to discuss the case and ruled it unsubstantiated, finding no evidence of plagiarism by Kuan. The article includes links to related news, emphasizing issues of political interference and character assassination.
This report clarifies the plagiarism allegations brought by DPP Legislator Chang-Liao Wan-chien against Kuan Chung-ming, the President-elect of National Taiwan University. Chang-Liao claimed a paper co-authored by Kuan and Chen Chien-liang was identical to a Master's student's thesis, implying plagiarism. However, scholars verified that the student's thesis explicitly cited the 'manuscript' by Kuan and Chen in its references, proving the student cited the professors first. The author characterizes this as an unverified 'Oolong' (bungled) smear and criticizes certain individuals and media for inciting public opinion regarding personnel appointments in the academic ivory tower.