A court in Finland has ruled that universities must go through the court system if they want to revoke a degree.
In a precedent-setting decision, a body dubbed “the court of last resort in administrative cases” in Finland ruled that universities must apply to them to revoke someone’s degree. The ruling, which occurred this month, took place after a former student filed an appeal after the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) cancelled his degree over charges of plagiarism and fraud.
Here is more from the publication Helsingin Sanomat (which we translated using One Hour Translation): Continue reading Finnish universities must now use courts to revoke degrees