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2011-02-24 Europe

'Cut-and-paste' minister wants doctorate scrapped

[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 2011-02-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#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|| 2011-02-24 15:30|| Front Page Top

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