German Defence Minister to Drop PhD Title Over Plagiarism Row
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, Germany's defence minister, said he would "temporarily" drop his PhD title owing to a plagiarism scandal threatening to engulf the career of one the country's most popular politicians.

Following a meeting with Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg announced he would "temporarily give up my doctorate title" until a university investigation into alleged plagiarism in his PhD thesis was complete, but he refused to resign.

His announcement came as public prosecutors in Bayreuth, the town were [sic] Mr Guttenberg wrote the law dissertation at the centre of the scandal, said he was now under criminal investigation for copyright infringement and signing a false affidavit. >>> Matthew Day, Warsaw | Friday, February 18, 2011

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg Stripped of PhD after Admitting Plagiarism
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Chancellor Angela Merkel's defence minister was stripped of his doctorate on Wednesday by the German university that awarded the title, after he admitted to flaws in a thesis that is the focus of a plagiarism row.

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg apologised "from the bottom of my heart" to parliament earlier on Wednesday for errors he blamed on a busy workload.

But he said he would not resign over the allegations and rejected accusations of plagiarism, insisting he had not deliberately deceived anyone. >>> | Thursday, February 24, 2011

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German Minister Given Deadline in Plagiarism Row
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: A German university on Thursday gave the country's defense minister two weeks to respond to allegations that he plagiarised part of his doctoral thesis.

Bayreuth University, which accepted his thesis in 2007, said it notified Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg of the deadline in a letter, German news agency DAPD reported.

Mr Guttenberg was out of the country on Thursday on a previously unannounced visit to German troops in Afghanistan. Polls regularly rate him Germany's most popular politician, and the plagiarism row has prompted opposition figures to cast doubt on his political future. >>> | Thursday, February 17, 2011

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German Education Minister Stripped of Doctorate

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Germany's education minister has been stripped of her doctorate after a committee of academics concluded that she plagiarised substantial parts of her 1980 thesis, which dealt with the formation of conscience.

Annette Schavan, 57, is the second minister in Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet to lose a doctorate after being accused of plagiarism. Former defence minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg resigned from his post in 2011 after it emerged he copied large parts of his doctoral thesis.

Ms Schavan, who denied the allegations, plans to appeal the decision by Duesseldorf's Heinrich Heine University, German news agency DPA reported.

The head of the academic committee that voted 12 to two, with one abstention, to remove Schavan's doctorate said the decision followed a thorough review of her thesis. The plagiarism allegations were first raised last year by an anonymous blogger. » | Wednesday, February 06, 2013

DIE WELT: "Die Entscheidung der Uni werde ich nicht akzeptieren": In Südafrika hat Annette Schavan erstmals öffentlich auf den Entzug ihres Doktortitels reagiert. Die Bildungsministerin kündigt eine juristische Auseinandersetzung mit der Uni Düsseldorf an. » | pu/fas | Mittwoch, 06. Februar 2013