Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Vasylyeva, Anna
Author-Email: anna.vasylyeva@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: University College Maastricht, Maastricht University
Author-Name: Merkle, Ortrun
Author-Email: merkle@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University
Title: Combatting corruption in higher education in Ukraine
Abstract: Corruption is a widespread phenomenon at Ukrainian higher education 
	 institutions (HEIs), with more than a quarter of students reporting 
	 participation in corrupt activities. This paper explores the dominant 
	 forms of corruption in Ukrainian public universities and proposes ways 
	 to combat corruption at the HEI level. For this, we analyse data from 
	 national authorities and civil society on corruption in the education 
	 sector. A subsequent corruption mapping identifies three of the most 
	 common corruption schemes: entrance examinations, grade attainment 
	 throughout university education, as well as administrative corruption. 
	 The paper closes with a set of policy recommendations to a) collect more 
	 data and conduct further research; b) increase transparency in the 
	 Ukrainian HEIs; c) conduct information campaigns and encourage 
	 participation of the civil society; d) increase oversight of HEIs; e) 
	 create a better reward and punishment mechanism system for HEI 
	 employees; f) standardise exams in the written form; and g) encourage 
	 academic freedom.
Classification-JEL: D73, I23
Keywords: corruption, higher education, universities, Ukraine
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 20180507
Number: 2018-021
File-URL: https://unu-merit.nl/publications/wppdf/2018/wp2018-021.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 275 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2018021