Rhineland

Plagiarism case haunts education minister

The University of Düsseldorf has decided to pursue plagiarism charges against German Education and Research Minister Annette Schavan. The matter could end in her losing her doctorate.

Rhineland

Education Minister: I didn't copy my thesis

Education Minister Annette Schavan has reacted angrily to accusations from the University of Düsseldorf that she plagiarised her doctoral thesis, which she wrote in 1980. "I won't accept that," she said.

Cologne

Government party loses another PhD

Another parliamentarian from the Free Democratic Party (FDP), junior partners in Germany’s government coalition, has been stripped of his PhD following plagiarism charges.

phd

Koch-Mehrin keeps European Parliament seat despite plagiarism

Free Democrat politician Silvana Koch-Mehrin, who was stripped of her doctorate after it was found that she plagiarized parts of her thesis, will keep her mandate in the European Parliament, it was reported on Saturday.