All the Swiss media reports on mention the ongoing plagiarism scandal at the University of St. Gallen and discuss the role of the institutions. Clearly, for us in Switzerland, this is not just about the plagiarism.

@true_mxp

What are they suggesting the role of institutions is? (I'd guess pressure to publish and review, but thought I'd just ask.)

@vcaston @true_mxp yes, lack of rigorous checks, a culture of covering up scandals and bad behaviour.

@true_mxp @vcaston to be fair, #Hsg St. Gallen has had its fair share of institutional failures this year with two previous scandals over the recent time (corruption; throwing out a graduate student over his research on China)

@klaegermann @vcaston The comparison with the Catholic church is quite fitting ;-)

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