Malaysia 'boleh' corrupts Ozzy don!

Congratulations! Read this and weep!

It's not enough that we are infamously making strides in corruption, the practice has now been also infecting other nationals who are associated with us.

Through Wira College MBA aspirants, we have succesfully infected this malpractice to two developed nation's don, the Ozzies.

Malaysia boleh!

What would be the impact to the graduated candidates, the associated college, the ministry of education, and those associated with this case in Malaysia?

Your guess anyone?

The Star Online > Nation

Saturday July 2, 2005
Aussies: Varsity duo acted corruptly

MELBOURNE: Two former staff members of the University of Newcastle acted corruptly by ignoring allegations of plagiarism involving 15 students from Institut WIRA in Malaysia, the New South Wales corruption watchdog said.

Delivering its report yesterday into how the allegations were handled, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) found that the former head of the Graduate School of Business Dr Paul Ryder and his deputy Dr Robert Rugimbana engaged in corrupt conduct by breaching their duty to the university.

The ICAC also recommended disciplinary action against deputy vice-chancellor Brian English for failing to address the shortcomings of an internal review clearing relevant staff of misconduct, the Herald Sun reported.

The report also found that University of Western Sydney Professor David Lamond, who cleared relevant staff of misconduct in an internal inquiry into the affair, was not impartial enough to have conducted the inquiry and should not have been appointed to head it.

However, the ICAC did not recommend that any criminal charges be laid. In hearings last year, the ICAC investigated an allegation of corrupt conduct made by lecturer Ian Firns.

Firns alleged that 15 students from Institut WIRA in Malaysia, through which Newcastle University offered a Master of Business Administration programme, substantially plagiarised assignment material from the Internet and other sources.

He failed the students, reporting the matter to the university in January 2003.

But Dr Ryder and Dr Rugimbana did not properly investigate his plagiarism claims and arranged for the assignments to be remarked, contrary to university policy, by another staff member, who only superficially checked for plagiarised material. All 15 overseas students were passed.

The ICAC recommended that the university review its policies and practices relating to remarking and moderation of marks. – Bernama


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