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TnUAD Rector Miroslav Mecar Resigns Over Express Diplomas Scandal
Tuesday 19 January 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, January 19 (TASR) - The rector of Alexander Dubcek University in Trencin (TnUAD) Miroslav Mecar has announced his resignation, said Education Minister Jan Mikolaj (Slovak National Party/SNS) on Tuesday.
Mikolaj stated that another phase of the investigation into TnUAD, which is mired in a scandal over the issue of 'express diplomas' for certain students, has found further breaches of the law.
"No university can adjust lifelong-education in a way that part of this education will be acknowledged as a college education," said Mikolaj.
According to him, the ministry has looked at the records of over 300 graduates, finding evidence that students didn't pass enough exams or gain enough credits. He added that the investigation is still going on.
In October 2009, the Education Ministry suspended TnUAD's right to grant bachelor degrees in Human Resources and Personal Management. According to Mikolaj, TnUAD broke the law by awarding degrees with indecent haste. At the same time, the ministry asked Prosecutor-General Dobroslav Trnka to look into the case, as an aspect involving criminal law had emerged in the scandal. The ministry called on Mecar to annul decisions connected with the field of study in question.
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