Following a plagiarism scandal that rocked the Chinese Culture University (
Huang Hong-pin (
"Current regulations set out penalties for students who plagiarize others' work, but there are no punishments for advisers who know about the misconduct," Huang said.
Huang said that the ministry will also discuss the responsibilities of and possible punishments for advisers who do not know about their advisees' plagiarism.
"Those advisers who turn a blind eye to their students' misconduct need to be punished," Huang said.
The plagiarism scandal at the Chinese Culture University erupted in April when Tuan Yi-kang (
The two DDP lawmakers said that 90 of the 110 pages of Su's dissertation were copied from Lin's book verbatim.
Lin was forced to step down as chancellor under pressure from the university's committee and the ministry of education, but she has stayed on at the university as the director of the school of business.
Su was stripped of her master's degree.
Last Wednesday, a debate in a board meeting about whether it was appropriate for Lin to continue in her post at the business school developed into a confrontation.
Mu Ming-chu (
"Chang has hurt the university," Mu said. "If he continues to disregard the university's reputation by allowing Lin to stay on, I will propose that the board remove him as president."
Chang said that when he dealt with the plagiarism incident he had abided by regulations and the law. He also said that Mu had tried to force him to dismiss Lin from the university by putting a kitchen knife to his throat.
At a scheduled board meeting on Wednesday, the university will decide whether Lin should be retained or dismissed from her post at the school of business.
Huang said the ministry will handle the plagiarism issue cautiously and will not intervene in educational institutions' administrative affairs.
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