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New rule to end academic ghost-writing

Community studies now a requirement

Anek Laothamatas, Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation. (Photo supplied)

The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation (MHESI) has approved a rule that college lecturers must cite community-based studies when applying for academic positions.

The new requirement is the result of an earlier report about certain academics who had renamed paid-for reports, claimed them as their own, and even had them published in internationally accredited journals.

According to one report, special academic position compensation — 5,600 baht for an assistant professor, 9,900 baht for an associate professor, and 13,000 baht for a…

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