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| 'Cut-and-paste' minister wants doctorate scrapped |
| 2011-02-24 |
| [The Nation (Nairobi)] Germany's defence minister, embroiled in a plagiarism scandal, has asked for his doctorate to be scrapped and admitted "serious errors" in his thesis, the University of Bayreuth said Monday. The aristocratic Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg had temporarily given up his doctorate title while his alma mater looked into the claims that he copied several passages of his 2006 dissertation. In a letter, the minister said a close inspection of his thesis showed "serious errors... which are not compatible with scientific work," |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 When we transferred over to Germany, Mr. Wife's company offered to buy him a doctorate so he wouldn't be at a disadvantage when dealing with colleagues. BS/BA meant technician/secretary; all the managers had PhDs and 400-series Mercedes or 500-series BMWs. I could understand if the aristocratic (Dr.) zu Guttenberg had purchased a doctorate he was too muddle-headed to earn. But why bother with plagiarizing when, since one has already done all the coursework and research, the text should write itself from one's own knowledge? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-02-24 15:30 |