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In 2012, a [[blogger]] with the [[pseudonym]] Robert Schmidt documented plagiarism in Schavan's PhD thesis,<ref>http://schavanplag.wordpress.com/</ref> entitled "Character and conscience — Studies on the conditions, necessities, and demands on the development of conscience in the present day.".<ref>http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/05/german-research-minister-faces.html?ref=ra</ref> The [[University of Dusseldorf]] conducted an investigation into the plagiarism charge. Investigators have found paraphrasing of secondary literature without naming the source in over 60 cases in the dissertation and therefore revoked her doctorate degree. She was found guilty of “systematic and premeditated” deception.<ref>http://www.thelocal.de/education/20130205-47785.html</ref> This makes her a Minister of Education and Research with no university degree, since her university degree was a so-called "Direktpromotion", which leads solely to a doctorate degree with no previous degrees. |
In 2012, a [[blogger]] with the [[pseudonym]] Robert Schmidt documented plagiarism in Schavan's PhD thesis,<ref>http://schavanplag.wordpress.com/</ref> entitled "Character and conscience — Studies on the conditions, necessities, and demands on the development of conscience in the present day.".<ref>http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/05/german-research-minister-faces.html?ref=ra</ref> The [[University of Dusseldorf]] conducted an investigation into the plagiarism charge. Investigators have found paraphrasing of secondary literature without naming the source in over 60 cases in the dissertation and therefore revoked her doctorate degree<ref>http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/education-minister-schavan-has-ph-d-revoked-in-plagiarism-scandal-a-881707.html</ref>. She was found guilty of “systematic and premeditated” deception.<ref>http://www.thelocal.de/education/20130205-47785.html</ref> This makes her a Minister of Education and Research with no university degree, since her university degree was a so-called "Direktpromotion", which leads solely to a doctorate degree with no previous degrees. |
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Annette Schavan | |
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 Annette Schavan | |
Federal Minister of Education and Research Germany | |
| Assumed office November 22, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Edelgard Bulmahn |
| Minister of Education, Youth and Sports of Baden-Württemberg | |
| In office July 19, 1995 – October 5, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Marianne Schultz-Hector |
| Succeeded by | Helmut Rau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 10, 1955 Jüchen, Germany |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn University of Düsseldorf |
| Website | Annette-Schavan.de |
(born June 10, 1955 in Jüchen) is a German politician (CDU). She has been the Federal Minister of Education and Research since November 22, 2005.
From 1995-2005, she served as the Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports for the German state of Baden-Württemberg. During this time, she oversaw school education in Baden-Württemberg. One controversy that erupted during this time was when a Muslim teacher was banned from wearing a head scarf in school, as that was interpreted as a religious symbol, while at the same time allowing Catholic nuns to wear their traditional habits. The argumentation was that the habits of nuns and monks have an official function, while a Muslim headscarf is optional.
Schavan had been discussed as a possible Christian Democratic candidate for Germany's presidency in 2004, but Horst Köhler was nominated and elected instead. In 2005 she attempted to succeed Erwin Teufel as Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg, but she was defeated by her rival Günther Oettinger (also CDU) in the internal elections of the CDU.
In 2006 she received the Else Mayer Award.
Plagiarism charge
In 2012, a blogger with the pseudonym Robert Schmidt documented plagiarism in Schavan's PhD thesis,[1] entitled "Character and conscience — Studies on the conditions, necessities, and demands on the development of conscience in the present day.".[2] The University of Dusseldorf conducted an investigation into the plagiarism charge. Investigators have found paraphrasing of secondary literature without naming the source in over 60 cases in the dissertation and therefore revoked her doctorate degree[3]. She was found guilty of “systematic and premeditated” deception.[4] This makes her a Minister of Education and Research with no university degree, since her university degree was a so-called "Direktpromotion", which leads solely to a doctorate degree with no previous degrees.
References
- ^ http://schavanplag.wordpress.com/
- ^ http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/05/german-research-minister-faces.html?ref=ra
- ^ http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/education-minister-schavan-has-ph-d-revoked-in-plagiarism-scandal-a-881707.html
- ^ http://www.thelocal.de/education/20130205-47785.html
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