The case of the doctoral thesis accused of plagiarism: The evaluation council rated it as average

(Dan Tri) - Most members of the council evaluated the doctoral thesis of a former graduate student of the University of Science, Hue University, as average and recommended accepting and correcting the errors pointed out.

On the afternoon of July 1, Associate Professor, Dr. Vo Thanh Tung, Principal of the University of Science , confirmed that he had transferred the entire conclusion of the Council re-evaluating the content of Ms. LTAH's doctoral thesis (currently working at the Hue Monuments Conservation Center) to Hue University.

Previously, on May 22, the Council to re-evaluate the content of Ms. H.'s doctoral thesis, decided to be established by the Director of Hue University (consisting of 7 members), held a meeting at the University of Science. At the meeting, 1 member was absent due to a business trip.

The doctoral thesis of a former graduate student of the University of Sciences, Hue University was accused of plagiarism (Photo: Provided by the people).

According to the conclusion of the Evaluation Council, one member of the council commented that Ms. H's thesis did not meet the standards of a doctoral thesis if the plagiarized parts were removed. The other 5 members assessed the thesis to be 55-60% quality.

When deciding, 5/6 members of the council did not agree to approve the thesis if the LTAH researcher did not accept, edit and supplement according to the council's opinion.

The council members recommended that the graduate student be receptive, seriously absorb and correct the errors pointed out in the thesis content.

The council members unanimously agreed that, after eliminating plagiarism and duplication, the content of chapters 2 and 3 of the thesis still had scientific significance, demonstrating the efforts and contributions of the researcher. The duplication and plagiarism were concentrated in chapter 4, so the scientific and theoretical value of this chapter was almost gone.

These members rated the thesis as average, however, did not give a specific assessment of the percentage of plagiarism.

There is 1 member who disagrees with the thesis because it does not meet the requirements.

Previously, as Dan Tri reported, on December 10, 2024, the Ministry of Education and Training sent a document to Hue University after receiving a report on the results of handling the complaint related to the doctoral thesis of Ms. LTAH, a former PhD student in 2013, majoring in Vietnamese History, University of Sciences, Hue University.

After reviewing the conclusion of the complaint, the Ministry of Education and Training requested Hue University to re-evaluate the content of Ms. H's thesis, thereby determining the appropriate form of handling.

In case the thesis no longer meets the requirements of a doctoral thesis, Hue University needs to consider the responsibility of the approving council.

After receiving instructions from the Ministry of Education and Training, Hue University established a Council to re-evaluate Ms. H's doctoral thesis, consisting of 7 members.

To ensure objectivity, all panel members remain anonymous.

After receiving the conclusion of the Council for re-evaluation of the content of Ms. H's doctoral thesis from the University of Science, Hue University sent a report to the Ministry of Education and Training for consideration.

According to Dr. Le Van Tuong Lan, Head of Training and Student Affairs Department, Hue University, the unit is waiting for the final conclusion from the Ministry of Education and Training, then will take the next steps.

According to Dan Tri reporter's investigation, the accused thesis is titled History of Vietnam: The process of formation, development and transformation of royal festivals in Hue from 1802 to 1945, defended in March 2018.

During the verification process, Hue University concluded that the complaint about the thesis plagiarism was true. Many paragraphs and ideas in this thesis used similar ideas and paragraphs to other people's published works, but the author did not cite the source.

Ms. H.'s thesis plagiarism was determined to be 12 pages long. The author also made historical errors.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/vu-luan-an-tien-si-bi-to-dao-van-hoi-dong-danh-gia-dat-muc-trung-binh-20250701170409571.htm