Ioan Mang
Ioan Mang (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈo̯an maŋɡ]; born July 15, 1958) is a Romanian politician and member of the Social Democratic Party. Mang served as the Education Minister in Victor Ponta's cabinet for eight days, and as a professor of Computer Science at the University of Oradea.[1]
Biography
Mang studied at the University of Timișoara and promoved as an engineer there in the year of 1998. He guided a department of the university there for the period from 1993 until 2000. Since March 2000 he is the rector at the University of Oradea. Since 2001 he is in the PSD (Social Democratic Party). Mang has got a wife and two children.[2]
Academic misconduct controversy
On 10 May 2012, he was accused of plagiarism of many of his academic papers[1][3][4] and resigned on the 15th of May due to those plagiarism allegations.[4][5]
References
- Abbott, Alison (16 May 2012). "Plagiarism charge for Romanian minister: Scandal adds to fears that country's research reform is in peril". Nature. 485 (289). doi:10.1038/485289a. Retrieved 12 Dec 2016.
- "Cine este Ioan Mang, noul ministru desemnat pentru Educaţie. CV-ul demnitarului". adevarul.ro. 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-07-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Romania's education minister caught in plagiarism row
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-08-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Romanian education system rocked by scandals
- "Romania's Education Minister accused of having plagiarized three international research papers". romaina-insider.com. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 12 Dec 2016.