Universities receive warnings over plagiarism

The Office of the Higher Education Commission has warned universities they are responsible for placing more emphasis on the quality of teaching, especially at the graduate level, after two cases of alleged thesis plagiarism at Silpakorn University were unveiled last month, writes Dumrongkiat Mala for the Bangkok Post.

The Office of the Higher Education Commission oversees higher education institutions at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Its secretary-general, Arporn Kaenwong, says the office is concerned over the allegations. "We have told all universities to place more emphasis on postgraduate education quality, not just providing commercialised courses which attract students who are uninterested in learning but just want the degrees," Arporn said.

He was referring to two cases of alleged plagiarism at Silpakorn University which attracted huge public attention and made newspaper headlines.
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