Greater possibility of canceling master’s and doctoral degrees
The master’s thesis by singer Hong Jin-young (photo), who had been controversial about plagiarism, was eventually concluded with plagiarism.
Chosun University announced on the 15th that the Research Integrity Committee under the University Research Ethics Institute made a provisional decision as plagiarism as a result of investigating the plagiarism of Hong Jin-young’s master’s thesis. The Research Integrity Committee delivered these details to the Graduate School Committee as an official letter.
The Graduate School Committee requested that Mr. Hong submit his opinions by 5 pm on the 18th. The Graduate School Committee is planning to finally decide whether to plagiarize or not after hearing Hong’s opinion. Hong received a master’s degree from the Department of Trade at Chosun University in 2009 with the thesis entitled’A Study on the Trend of Cultural Contents Industry through Hallyu’. In 2012, he received his doctorate from the same graduate school. Hong’s master’s and doctoral thesis also raised controversy over whether Hong’s father gained a degree when he served as a professor at Chosun University and that his father exercised influence.
If this master’s thesis is concluded with plagiarism, Hong’s master’s and doctoral degrees will be cancelled.
As the authoritative institution that judges thesis plagiarism, the institution’s research integrity committee has concluded that it is plagiarism, there is a high possibility that Hong will cancel his master’s and doctoral degrees.
As suspicion of plagiarism arose recently, Mr. Hong said, “I have lived hard for the past 10 years with sweat and tears pouring out my tears, but I am also upset when I come up with such a narrative.” Revealed.
Gwangju = Reporter Hyeon-mook Han [email protected]
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