포체스트롬 대학에 확인 메일 보내기 운동

[김근수(G.S.Kim)]

포체스트롬 대학에서 첨부1과 같은 메일을 오정현목사 논문표절에 관한 결과를 보내왔는데 과연 아래 메일이

사실인지 확인할 필요가 있습니다.

그리고 첨부#2는 최근에 Korea IT Time의 기사를 첨부해서 포체스트롬 대학과 영국 카디프 대학의 국제적인

명예가 실추되고 있다는 사실을 알려야합니다.

아래에 포체스트롬 대학에 보내는 예제 메일이 있으니 영작이 가능하신 분들은 이대학의 학장,교수,학생등의

메일을 알아내시어 메일을 보내주십시요.



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Dear President of Potchefstroom University,


Greetings from academically concerned Christians of Korea.


We hope that you and your university are all well.


I express my deepest regret to inform the fact that the reputation of Potchefstroom University has become a ridicule in Korean society and hereby notify two current issues.


1. Pastor Jung Hyun Oh has received doctoral degree from the university in 1998. However, it has been suspected that his dissertation is severely plagiarized. Because of this, a request for judgment was sent to the university and a reply e-mail included as Attachment #1 has been received. However, it was a shock to read the letter from the university stating that the degree could still be maintained even the fact of severely plagiary is clear. Because of this decision, many scholars and Christians in Korea are suspicious about the fame of the university.


2. According to the article of www.igoodnews.net published on June 23, 2013, it is stated that “even if a doctoral degree has been awarded with a plagiarized dissertation, the validity of the degree is maintained if corrections are made to the dissertation, by the regulations of the university no matter it is discovered after the conferred date.” The article is written in Korean. However, a translated version is unavailable for right now, but you can find the related situation from a news article entitled, “Cardiff University, Potchefstroom University Stand to Lose Their Face,” from the link http://www.koreaittimes.com/story/29811/cardiff-university-potchefstroom-university-stand-lose-their-face (Attachement #2). Because of this article searchable from the Google, the fame of the university has been disgraced even further. I am going to publicize this matter to the world.

Based on the aforementioned circumstances, I would appreciate to verify if the content of Attachment #1 is the official opinion/response of the university and there actually is any regulation stated as the one described in Attachment #2. Although many scholars of doctoral level in Korea do not believe the university has such a disgraceful standard, they are willing to verify the truth.

Waiting for the truth,


Gildong Hong

gdhong@gmail.com

SaRang Community Church, Seoul, Korea





Attachment #1

Esteemed Ladies and Gentlemen,


This message serves to inform you about the decision taken on 29 May 2013 by the Senate of the North-West University about alleged plagiarism by Dr John Jung-Hyun Oh in his thesis submitted to the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education in 1998.


Over the past year the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University has received various complaints and enquiries from a number of parties about the matter. These were regarded extremely seriously. The matter was investigated extensively by a specialist committee of the Faculty of Theology, after which their report was considered by both the Extended Management Committee, and on the recommendation of the Extended Management Committee, by the Senate Committee of the said campus. Because of the seriousness of the matter and the implications for the university as a whole, it was deemed necessary that the university Senate pronounce on the matter, which prompted the discussion and decision yesterday at a Senate meeting in Mafikeng.


While it is clear to the Senate that plagiarism indeed occurs in the thesis, Senate decided not to withdraw the thesis and the 1998 award of the PhD degree to Dr Oh, because the thesis still constitutes an original and significant contribution to the discipline, even if all the sections where plagiarism was identified, are removed. Dr Oh are required to correct each and every occurrence of plagiarism in the thesis. These corrections have been stipulated by Senate and provided to Dr Oh. This must be done to the satisfaction of the Faculty and Dr Oh must submit corrected copies of the thesis to the Faculty. He will furthermore be required to address letters of apology to the surviving authors whose works have been plagiarised.


Kind regards.


Tom Larney

Waarnemende Kampusregistrateur






Attachement #2


Cardiff University, Potchefstroom University Stand to Lose Their Face


Tuesday, June 25th, 2013

Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com)

SEOUL, KOREA - The UK’s Cardiff University and South Africa’s Potchefstroom University (now the North-West University) are at risk of having their reputations tarnished.

South Korea-based Christian newspaper “IGoodNews” (http://www.igoodnews.net) reported on June 23 that Potchefstroom University is not the only university to have a post-doctorate thesis editing system in place. Cardiff University has permitted the re-publication of plagiarized PhD theses after correcting the errors found in them.

South Korean academics have cast a dubious eye on the news report. It is natural to alter a PhD thesis before a doctorate is awarded. However, the practice of giving the nod to making alternations of a PhD-winning thesis, the writer of which is found to have undoubtedly committed plagiarism, has raised many eyebrows in South Korea.

Back in 1998, Pastor John Jung-Hyun Oh at SaRang Community Church, located in Seoul, obtained a doctorate from South Africa’s Potchefstroom University. When Pastor Jung-Hyun Oh was suspected of committing plagiarism in his doctoral thesis last year, Potchefstroom University said, “While it is clear to the Senate that plagiarism indeed occurs throughout the thesis, the Senate decided not to withdraw the thesis and the 1998 award of the PhD degree to Dr Oh.”

Potchefstroom University explained, “The reasoning behind this decision is that the thesis still constitutes an original and significant contribution to the discipline, even if all of the sections where plagiarism was identified are removed. These corrections have been stipulated by the Senate and provided to Dr Oh. This must be completed to the satisfaction of the Faculty and Dr Oh must submit corrected copies of the thesis to the Faculty. He will furthermore be required to address letters of apology to the surviving authors whose works have been plagiarized.”

Professor Taechoong Chung of Kyung Hee University said, “The practice of allowing disgraced doctorate holders, obviously found guilty of plagiarism, to fix their plagiarized doctoral dissertations and retain their PhDs is no different from a professor allowing students to correct wrong answers in their already-submitted answer sheets and then altering the students’ academic scores accordingly. The fact that a university exists that still has such a ludicrous system in place is itself alarming."





Gildong Hong을 각자 이름으로, 이메일도 자기 것으로 고쳐 보내시도록

[코스모스]

아멘 아멘...

[성령충만]

아 멘.

[wise]

근데 이 학교 신학대학원 동문들은 학교측의 결정에 아무런 반응도 안보이는건지... 궁금하네요.

[둘리공주]

정말 수고가 많으십니다
감사 드립니다 ^^*

[야라바]

학장과 매니저에게 발송했습니다. 답장오면 공유하겠습니다.
추가로 교장과 학생회 멤버들에게도 발송했습니다.

[하늘한자락]

포쳎스트룸 신학대학 학장 Fika 의 e-mail 주소입니다. - Fika.Jansevanrensburg@nwu.ac.za

수고들 하세요.

[대니얼]

Institutional Management 의 행정/비서업무담당인 Ms Mary-Ann van Staden 에게 보내면서 Mr. P J van der Walt/Chairperson of Council, Mr. Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi/Chancellor, Dr. Theunes Eloff/Vice-Chancellor, Prof. M. Oosthuizen/Deputy Vice-Chancellor 에게 전달해 달라고 요청하였습니다.

[야라바]

학장으로 부터온 답변입니다. 형식적이네요.
I confirm that your Attachment #1, pasted below after your e-mail letter, is the official statement sent out by die Campus Registrar, Dr Tom Larney.

As to your Attachment #2: the article in the Korea IT Times, came to my attention soon after its publication. I do not agree with the sentiment expressed. The Senate of the NWU arrived at its decision after an in depth discussion of the content matter, and after all due processes and procedures have been strictly followed and adhered to.

You have the truth on the matter.

Fika
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[야라바]

Marketing and Communications 스태프중 하나인 Kathleen Foutie가 "Thanks for your email. I forwarded it to the Reputation Manager"라고 답변이 왔습니다. 평판 관련 담당자가 있는 모양입니다.

[코스모스]

...
일이 점점 커지고 있군요...

[야라바]

Administrative Manager인 Mrs A Moerdyk, Communication Manager인 Winton Windell(Kathleen Foutie가 메일 포워딩했다는 Reputation Manager인 모양입니다) 그리고 학생회장 Mr Janco Jordaan 조차도 Fika 학장에게 보낸 메일과 같은 메일을 받았다고 하면서 덧붙일 말이 없다는 답변을 해왔습니다. -- 조직적으로 대응하고 있다는 느낌입니다. 교장메일과 다른 학생들 메일을 기다려보겠습니다.