According to the Ministry of Education, from 2010 to 2011, there were 24 cases of plagiarism in accordance with Article 17 of the Degree Awarding Law and the degree was revoked.

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[Reporter Yang Mianjie/Taipei Report] Recently, there has been a spate of plagiarism cases in dissertations. According to the data from the Ministry of Education, there were 6 cases of degree revocation due to plagiarism this year, the highest in the past five years. However, the actual number of degree revocation cases was as high as 14, equal to The Ministry of Education has less than half of the total number of cases, and members of religious organizations believe that the revocation of degrees should have been reported to the Ministry, and the Ministry of Education should take the initiative to announce relevant information for the public to know.

Controversies over plagiarism of dissertations continue to emerge. In the past, former Hsinchu Mayor Lin Zhijian was successively revoked by Chung Hwa University and National Taiwan University, and former legislator Cai Biru was also revoked by Deming University of Finance and Economics. , Taipei University revoked master's and doctoral degrees, and many cases are still under trial.

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According to the information of the Ministry of Education, a total of 24 cases of plagiarism in accordance with Article 17 of the Degree Awarding Law from 107 to 111 and the revocation of degree cases include 4 cases in 107 years, 4 cases in 108 years, 5 cases in 109 years, and 5 cases in 110 years. 6 pieces in 111 years.

If the academic system is further subdivided, there are a total of 13 cases belonging to the on-the-job master's degree, including 2 cases in 107 years, 1 case in 108 years, 4 cases in 109 years, 2 cases in 110 years, and 4 cases in 111 years.

However, from the website of the registration team of the Academic Affairs Office of Taipei City University, it can be found that there are 14 cases of expulsion or revocation of degrees.

You Ronghui, chairman of the trade union of private schools, said that universities confer degrees in accordance with the degree conferring law, which is the exercise of public power. Universities must report to the Ministry of conferring degrees to students, and they should also report to the ministry when they are revoked. This is an administrative procedure. In theory, it is feasible, but it may be because there were few cases in the past and the requirements for schools were lax, which resulted in some schools reporting and some schools not reporting.

In addition, You Ronghui mentioned that the Ministry of Education must also announce the relevant information and explain the reasons for the revocation. On the one hand, it can prevent the parties from gaining unjust benefits from their degrees, and on the other hand, it can also deter people who are similar to the Xuelun incident. occur.

In response to external opinions, the Ministry of Education responded that according to Article 3, Item 1 of the Degree Awarding Law, the degree awarding department is the university's authority and responsibility, and the university confers the degree. The current Article 17, Item 3 has stipulated that the school revoked the degree After that, other institutions or institutions such as colleges and universities should be notified.

The Ministry of Education also mentioned that because the school will notify the National Library after the degree is revoked, the Ministry of Education will also conduct follow-up checks with the National Library to grasp the number of cases of degree revocation reported by the university.