Head of scientific research department in Hue plagiarized 12 pages of doctoral thesis

On November 22, Hue University announced the conclusion of the accusation that Ms. Le Thi An H plagiarized her doctoral thesis.

According to Hue University, before that, Ms. Le Thi An H was a graduate student in the 2013 course at the University of Sciences (Hue University). In March 2018, Ms. H successfully defended her doctoral thesis at the Hue University Doctoral Thesis Defense Council with the topic " History of Vietnam: The process of formation, development and transformation of royal festivals in Hue from 1802 to 1945 ".

However, after Ms. H's doctoral thesis was published, someone sent a complaint that many of its contents used other people's ideas, did not cite sources, and violated plagiarism. After receiving the complaint, Hue University established a review board to re-evaluate Ms. Le Thi An H's doctoral thesis.

After verification, Hue University concluded that Ms. Le Thi An H's doctoral thesis in History (major: Vietnamese History, code: 62.22.03.13) violated plagiarism.

“ The content of Ms. Le Thi An H’s doctoral thesis has many passages that use ideas and paragraphs similar to previously published works by other authors. Many details in the thesis were not specifically cited by Ms. H. The plagiarism error was determined to be 12 pages ,” the conclusion of Hue University stated.

The Director of Hue University requested the thesis author to seriously absorb and edit the contents pointed out in the conclusion of the denunciation and submit it for deposit according to current regulations.

The University of Sciences - Hue University presides over and coordinates with the Training and Student Affairs Department of Hue University to monitor and confirm the author's thesis revision according to the conclusion of the accusation.

In addition, Hue University proposed that the Minister of Education and Training establish a council to evaluate the content of Ms. Le Thi An H.'s doctoral thesis to resolve the matter according to its authority.

Nguyen Vuong

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