Ukraine’s universities are in survival mode – but corruption still thrives Recent police raids underline that Ukraine’s longstanding culture of embezzlement appears to be bombproof, says Ararat Osipian By Ararat Osipian 23 April
One would-be Romanian president is a plagiarist. But will voters care? Victor Ponta quit as prime minister amid scandals including a renounced doctorate. Should he be allowed to run for president, asks Ararat Osipian By Ararat Osipian 28 February
University autonomy is the key to tackling academic corruption University leaders are likely to be more concerned about the reputational risks of misconduct than state bureaucracies are, says Ararat Osipian By Ararat Osipian 22 April
Will Ukrainian internationalisation be another victim of the war? The disruption and destruction, on top of concerns about quality, could turn off the international student tap, says Ararat Osipian By Ararat Osipian 27 February
Why are Russian universities pushing African students to fight in Ukraine? While students are exempt from Russia’s mobilisation, African students’ financial precarity leaves them open to pressure, says Ararat Osipian By Ararat Osipian 12 December
The war must prompt Ukrainian academia to clean up its act The latest bribery scandal is a reminder that even as the country fights for its survival, bad habits persist, says Ararat Osipian By Ararat Osipian 12 September
Mass-sanctioning Russia will not solve Ukrainian academia’s problems Barring collaboration with 236 Russian universities raises more questions than it answers, says Ararat Osipian By Ararat Osipian 17 June
Is the World Bank’s intervention in Ukrainian HE too little, too late? The attempt to improve the country’s universities was stuttering even before the war broke out, says Ararat Osipian By Ararat Osipian 9 March
Sexual harassment in Ukrainian universities must be tackled Free of Communist-era secretiveness, the new president might be willing to tackle abuses of power on campus, says Ararat Osipian By Ararat Osipian 16 September
Should plagiarism be a bar to presidency? Joe Biden’s first presidential run was derailed by a scandal over a college law paper. Should he be allowed a second chance, asks Ararat Osipian By Ararat Osipian 31 January
Euromaidan is unlikely to prompt any marriage of teaching and research in Ukraine The former Soviet state’s National Academy of Sciences is too focused on its own survival to improve its research performance, says Ararat Osipian By Ararat Osipian 8 February
Russian students will not be manning the anti-Putin barricades Presidential elections are looming, but government pressure on universities should ensure that students pose no threat to the ruling regime, says Ararat Osipian By Ararat Osipian 18 January
