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Annette Schavan

Type: Person

Name: Annette Schavan

Title: Federal Minister of Education and Research

Organization: Government of Germany

Date of Birth: 10/06/1955

Place of Birth: Jüchen

Nationality: Germany

Fact Sheet: Biography for Annette Schavan

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

Feature: A plague of plagiarism at the heart of politics

When Annette Schavan, Germany’s minister for education and research, resigned earlier this year amid allegations of plagiarism, weary sighs could be heard along the length of the Danube.Schavan was merely the latest in a seemingly endless string of politicians ... [Published Times Higher Education Supplement - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Plagiarism, Annette Schavan, Guttenberg (Germany), Allegation

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Foreign doctors in Germany need no longer be taxi drivers

Germany ensures degrees of highly skilled migrants are recognised. Frances Mechan-Schmidt reportsSource: GettyGet me to a hospital: the rules mean that ‘a well-qualified Russian engineer or Iranian doctor need no longer work as a taxi driver’, but only ... [Published Times Higher Education Supplement - May 08 2013]

Entities: Germany, Annette Schavan, Maria Böhmer, Switzerland

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Naledi Pandor

SA, German Year of Science ends

Minister Derek Hannekom(SABC)Today marks the closing of the German/South Africa . The event will take place in Berlin, Germany. It was opened in Cape Town last year by then Minister of Naledi Pandor and her German counterpart former Minister Annette ... [Published SABC - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Naledi Pandor, South Africa, Annette Schavan, South African Broadcasting Corporation

First reported Feb 10 2013 - Updated Feb 11 2013 - 1 reports

German education chief resigns

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was left licking her wounds on Sunday after her education minister quit amid a plagiarism scandal, depriving her of a key ally as she gears up for September elections.Merkel betrayed rare emotion as she accepted “with a ... [Published Taipei Times Online - Feb 10 2013]

Entities: Angela Merkel, Annette Schavan, Resignation

First reported Feb 11 2013 - Updated Feb 11 2013 - 1 reports

University of Düsseldorf

Accused German science minister quits

Originally posted on Nature News Blog - Breaking news from the world of science Germany’s science and education minister, Annette Schavan, resigned on Saturday, four days after the University of Düsseldorf confirmed accusations of plagiarism in her ... [Published nature.com blogs - Feb 11 2013]

Entities: University of Düsseldorf, Plagiarism, Annette Schavan

First reported Feb 09 2013 - Updated Feb 10 2013 - 6 reports

Angela Merkel

German minister quits amid plagiarism accusations

Germany’s Education Minister Annette Schavan resigned on Saturday after a university accused her of plagiarising her thesis and withdrew her doctorate, a blow to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government as it prepares for elections later in the year. ... [Published France24 - europe - Feb 09 2013]

Entities: Plagiarism, Annette Schavan, Angela Merkel

First reported Feb 07 2013 - Updated Feb 07 2013 - 1 reports

Annette Schavan

German politics: Schavan-freude

Another Googleberg?ALMOST two years ago Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, and her minister of education and research, Annette Schavan, were standing next to each other at a trade fair in Hanover. All of Germany was abuzz that day with speculation ... [Published The Economist - Europe - Feb 07 2013]

Entities: Annette Schavan, Guttenberg (Germany), Plagiarism

First reported Feb 06 2013 - Updated Feb 07 2013 - 1 reports

German science minister stripped of her PhD

Originally posted on Nature News Blog - Breaking news from the world of science In a move likely to have major political implications, the University of Düsseldorf has revoked the doctoral degree of Germany’s science and education minister, Annette ... [Published nature.com blogs - Feb 06 2013]

Entities: University of Düsseldorf, Annette Schavan, Germany

First reported Feb 05 2013 - Updated Feb 06 2013 - 4 reports

Wednesday Humor: German Education Minister Stripped Of PhD For Plagiarism

Some thought the irony of a Treasury Secretary who cheated on his taxes was extreme but Germany has gone one better as the nation's Education Minister has just been stripped of her PhD due to plagiarism. As Spiegel Online reports , the University of ... [Published Zero Hedge - Feb 06 2013]

Entities: Plagiarism, Annette Schavan, Education, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Düsseldorf

First reported Jan 23 2013 - Updated Jan 23 2013 - 1 reports

University investigates German research minister over plagiarism allegations

Originally posted on Nature News Blog - Breaking news from the world of science For more the seven years, Germany’s research minister, Annette Schavan, has been one of the most loyal – and politically successful – members in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ... [Published nature.com blogs - Jan 23 2013]

Entities: Plagiarism, Allegation, Annette Schavan, Angela Merkel

Quotes

"i accepted this resignation with a very heavy heart" the chancellor added, saying Schavan was putting the public good ahead of her own welfare

Annette Schavan Resigns: German Education Minister Quits Amid Plagiarism Scandal [Published The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - Feb 09 2013]

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Feature: A plague of plagiarism at the heart of... [Published Times Higher Education Supplement - 20 hours ago]
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Accused German science minister quits [Published nature.com blogs - Feb 11 2013]
German education chief resigns [Published Taipei Times Online - Feb 10 2013]
Merkel ally resigns over plagarism allegations [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Feb 09 2013]
German minister quits amid plagiarism accusations [Published France24 - europe - Feb 09 2013]
German minister resigns amid plagiarism scandal [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Feb 09 2013]
Germany’s education minister resigns after univ... [Published National Post - Top Stories - Feb 09 2013]
German Education Minister Quits in Plagiarism Case [Published The China Blog - Feb 09 2013]
German Education Minister Quits in Plagiarism Case [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - Feb 09 2013]
Annette Schavan Resigns: German Education Minis... [Published The Huffington Post \| Full News Feed - Feb 09 2013]
Merkel Education Minister Steps Down to Fight P... [Published Bloomberg via Google News - Feb 09 2013]
German politics: Schavan-freude [Published The Economist - Europe - Feb 07 2013]
Wednesday Humor: German Education Minister Stri... [Published Zero Hedge - Feb 06 2013]
Germany’s education minister says she won’t res... [Published National Post - Top Stories - Feb 06 2013]
Another German politician accused of plagiarism [Published FP Passport - Feb 06 2013]
German science minister stripped of her PhD [Published nature.com blogs - Feb 06 2013]
German minister stripped of doctorate over plag... [Published Xinhua News Agency - Feb 05 2013]
University investigates German research ministe... [Published nature.com blogs - Jan 23 2013]
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Biography for Annette Schavan [Published Able2Act - Dec 12 2007]

Blogs

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Accused German science minister quits [Published nature.com blogs - Feb 11 2013] Originally posted on Nature News Blog - Breaking news from the world of science Germany’s science and education minister, Annette Schavan, resigned on Saturday, four days after the University of Düsseldorf confirmed accusations of plagiarism in her ...
German Education Minister Quits in Plagiarism Case [Published The China Blog - Feb 09 2013] BERLIN (AP) — Germany‘s education minister resigned Saturday after a university decided to withdraw her doctorate, finding that she plagiarized parts of her thesis — an embarrassment for Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s government as it prepares for elections ...
German Education Minister Quits in Plagiarism Case [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - Feb 09 2013] BERLIN (AP) — Germany‘s education minister resigned Saturday after a university decided to withdraw her doctorate, finding that she plagiarized parts of her thesis — an embarrassment for Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s government as it prepares for elections ...
Wednesday Humor: German Education Minister Stri... [Published Zero Hedge - Feb 06 2013] Some thought the irony of a Treasury Secretary who cheated on his taxes was extreme but Germany has gone one better as the nation's Education Minister has just been stripped of her PhD due to plagiarism. As Spiegel Online reports , the University of ...
Another German politician accused of plagiarism [Published FP Passport - Feb 06 2013] p>Last August, I wrote on the epidemic of plagiarism scandals which have hit a number of prominent European politicians including Romania's prime minister and education minister and Hungary's former president. Two prominent German politicians -- ...

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Merkel ally resigns over plagarism allegations [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Feb 09 2013]
German minister resigns amid plagiarism scandal [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Feb 09 2013]

Press Releases

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China trae consigo nuevas reglas de juego en lo... [Published PR Newswire - Nov 28 2012]
La Chine fait apparaître de nouvelles règles du... [Published PR Newswire - Nov 28 2012]