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Canterbury urges vigilance on fake degree scamPublished by the Communications and Development Department
18 June 2004
The University of Canterbury does not believe any of its degrees were involved in the fake degree scam uncovered in Auckland.
However, Registrar Alan Hayward said the University encouraged prospective employers with any doubts on the authenticity of University of Canterbury qualifications to contact the University’s Student Records Office for verification of qualifications.
This echoes the advice today from the NZ Vice-Chancellors’ Committee which represents the New Zealand university system.
The Committee said each university would have a record if a qualification had been awarded to a person with that particular name. Further, any genuine New Zealand university graduate seeking employment should also be willing to share a transcript of their academic record with any prospective employer.
NZVCC Executive Director Lindsay Taiaroa said forged university qualifications, such as those involved in a current high profile case, undermined the efforts of all genuine university students who made the necessary study, time and financial commitments to gain their qualifications on a legitimate basis.
When university qualifications were presented for purposes other than employment, checks should also be made if there were any concerns over the qualifications’ validity.
For further information, please contact: John MacDonald Tel: +64-3-364 2910
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