A Berlin university on Thursday stripped a prominent former German minister of her doctorate following a long-running saga over plagiarism allegations that led to her resignation last month.
BERLIN (AP) A Berlin university on Thursday stripped a prominent former German minister of her doctorate following a long-running saga over plagiarism allegations that led to her resignation last month.
A Berlin university has stripped a prominent former German minister of her doctorate following a long-running saga over plagiarism allegations that led to her resignation last month
Why do German politicians so often stumble over Ph.D. plagiarism allegations?
Yet another German politician has resigned over allegedly plagiarizing their doctoral thesis. Who catches them out, and why is this a big deal in Germany?
Family Affairs Minister Franziska Giffey (SPD) resigned over plagiarism allegations
The 43-year-old, who remains the Social Democrats candidate for Berlin mayor in this September s election, insists that she completed the thesis in 2009 in good conscience, though may have made mistakes.
This isn t a new kind of scandal for Germany. At least 20 respected German politicians have had aspersions cast on their academic integrity over the last ten years, including former Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (who lost his Ph.D. and resigned in 2011), former Education Minister Annette Schavan (who lost her Ph.D. and resigned in 2013), and Vice President of theEuropean Parliament Silvana Koch-Mehrin (who lost her Ph.D. and resigned in 2011). �
German minister quits amid thesis plagiarism allegations
GEIR MOULSON, Associated Press
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1of8German Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Franziska Giffey arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Franziska Giffey announced her resignation as a long-running controversy over allegations of plagiarism in her doctoral thesis nears its conclusion. (Michele Tantussi/Pool via AP)Michele Tantussi/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with German Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Franziska Giffey as she arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Franziska Giffey announced her resignation as a federal minister as a long-running controversy over allegations of plagiarism in her doctoral thesis nears its conclusion. (Michele Tantussi/Pool via AP)Michele Tantu