Head of the research department on plagiarism of doctoral thesis: Hue University requested to re-evaluate

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The Ministry of Education and Training has just issued a document responding to Hue University (Thua Thien Hue province) regarding the handling of the dissertation of Ms. Le Thi An H. The document was signed and issued by Ms. Nguyen Thu Thuy, Director of the Department of Higher Education, on behalf of the Minister of Education and Training.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training's official letter, after receiving a letter from Hue University regarding the handling of a complaint alleging plagiarism in Ms. H.'s doctoral dissertation, the Ministry of Education and Training reviewed the matter and provided its opinion.

The Ministry of Education and Training has requested Hue University to re-evaluate this doctoral dissertation, and based on the results, determine the appropriate disciplinary action against Ms. H.

Hue University headquarters.

In the event that the dissertation no longer meets the requirements of a doctoral dissertation, Hue University needs to consider the responsibility of the doctoral dissertation review committee. Hue University must report to the Ministry of Education and Training before January 31, 2025.

Previously, on November 22nd, Hue University announced the conclusion of its investigation into allegations against Ms. Le Thi An H. (at the time of the announcement, Ms. H. was the head of the scientific research department of a center under the People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue province) for plagiarizing her doctoral dissertation.

According to Hue University, Ms. Le Thi An H. was previously a doctoral student in the 2013 cohort at the University of Science (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 Formation, Development and Transformation of Royal Court Festivals in Hue from 1802 to 1945".

However, after Ms. H.'s doctoral thesis was published, someone filed a complaint alleging that it used other people's ideas without citing sources, violating plagiarism rules. Upon receiving the complaint, Hue University established an evaluation committee to reassess Ms. Le Thi An H.'s doctoral thesis.

After verification, Hue University concluded that the doctoral dissertation in History (specialization: Vietnamese History, code: 62.22.03.13) by Ms. Le Thi An H. violated plagiarism regulations.

“ The doctoral dissertation of Ms. Le Thi An H. contains many sections that use ideas and passages similar to those previously published by other authors. Many details in the dissertation are not cited with specific sources by Ms. H. The plagiarism has been identified as 12 pages ,” the conclusion of Hue University clearly states.

The Director of Hue University requested that the thesis author seriously consider and revise the content pointed out in the conclusion of the complaint investigation and submit it for archiving in accordance with current regulations.

The University of Science - Hue University, in coordination with the Training and Student Affairs Department of Hue University, will monitor and verify the author's thesis revisions in accordance with the conclusions of the complaint investigation.

Furthermore, Hue University recommends that the Minister of Education and Training establish a council to evaluate the content of Ms. Le Thi An H.'s doctoral dissertation in order to resolve the matter within its authority.

Nguyen Vuong

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