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Post by Lotus Eater on Nov 5, 2006 22:30:57 GMT 7
They may not have included us, but we are certainly on their side. Great to see the studenn finally saying - it's not just the bit of paper!
Uni riot over fake diplomas October 27, 2006 DUNHUANG: Thousands of university students, furious about fake diplomas, rampaged through an eastern Chinese city for two days this week, unnerving the nation's leaders who have grown mistrustful of campus unrest since the Tiananmen Square uprising in 1989.
The violence in Nanchang, capital of the southeastern province of Jiangxi, reflects growing unrest among students under pressure from higher school fees and corruption among officials, who see education as an opportunity to make money.
As many as 10,000 students from the Jiangxi Clothing Vocational College marched through their campus after reports in the state-run media that the college had deceived new students about their eventual qualification and had issued fake diplomas.
Students said they were not to blame for wrecking classrooms and smashing computers. They said hooligans from the city took advantage of the chaos to wreak havoc.
State television aired an investigative report on how the privately run college had recruited about 20,000 students - above approved quotas - in the past three years by promising them diplomas it was not qualified to award.
Private colleges have boomed in the past decade to accommodate those who fail the fiercely competitive entrance exams for state universities. But private colleges are badly regulated and highly commercial and their falling standards make it difficult for the students to find jobs.
The Times
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