Corruption in Higher Education

Elena Denisova-Schmidt is a Research Associate at the University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland and a Research Fellow at the Center for International Higher Education, Boston College.

• AcknowledgementsList of Figures and TablesNotes on ContributorsIntroduction: Corruption in Higher Education: Global Challenges and ResponsesElena Denisova-SchmidtPART 1: Focus on Students1 Student Attitudes and Experience with Academic Corruption in the Khabarovsk Region of RussiaAnna Solovyeva2 Endemic Corruption in Higher Education: Lessons from UkraineElena Denisova-Schmidt and Yaroslav Prytula3 Differences in Understanding Academic Integrity: A Lithuanian CaseDiana Karanauskienė, Vida Janina Česnaitienė, Brigita Miežienė and Arūnas Emeljanovas4 Cheating and Plagiarism in Armenia: Why Not?Ani Hovhannisyan5 International Collaboration in Higher Education Key to Curb Essay MillsGilbert NakweyaPART 2: Focus on Faculty6 Our Predatory Conference ProblemJames McCrostie7 Why Blacklists MatterIvan Sterligov8 Rigging of Academic Positions in the Most Democratic Country in the WorldJan Petter Myklebust9 Nepotism in American Universities Starts Resembling UkraineArarat L. Osipian10 Conflict of Interest in Eastern Europe: Academic CaptureMihaylo Milovanovitch, Elena Denisova-Schmidt and Arevik AnapiosyanPART 3: Focus on Universities, Agents, and Other Stakeholders11 Corruption: A Key Challenge to InternationalizationPhilip G. Altbach12 Ethical Concerns on the Use of Agents in International Student RecruitmentElena Denisova-Schmidt, Hans de Wit and Xiaofeng Wan13 Trump University: Crime and SettlementArarat L. Osipian14 Bearing False Witness: Selling Lies in Support of the Fraudulent Credential IndustryGeorge D. Gollin15 Detecting Fake University Degrees in a Digital WorldLinda J. Børresen, Einar Meier and Stig Arne SkjervenPART 4: Focus on Countries16 Analyzing the Culture of Corruption in Indian Higher EducationNidhi S. Sabharwal and William G. Tierney17 Toxic Academic Culture in East Asia: An UpdateRui Yang18 Informality and (Lack of) State Legitimacy in Ukraine: A View from the Higher Educational SectorAbel Polese, Tetyana Stepurko and Jeremy Morris19 Corrupt at All Levels? Indonesian Higher Education and the Problem of CorruptionAgustian Sutrisno20 The Scourge of Fraud and Corruption in Higher EducationGoolam MohamedbhaiPART 5: Focus on Remedies21 Academic Dishonesty: A Symptom, Not a ProblemMihaylo Milovanovitch22 How to Stop the Growing Tide of Student Dishonesty in Russia?Igor Chirikov and Evgeniia Shmeleva23 Cheating among Students: Remedies and MeasuresElena Denisova-Schmidt24 The Unified State Exam in RussiaElena Denisova-Schmidt and Elvira Leontyeva25 Combatting Academic Corruption: Quality Assurance and Accreditation Moving ForwardJudith S. EatonPART 6: Conclusion26 Challenges to Eradicating Academic Corruption: Concluding ThoughtsLiz ReisbergIndex