Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has a new honorary adviser on education and research – Horia Iovu, professor at the Politehnica University of Bucharest. He was part of the National Council of Ethics at the time when the institution claimed that it could not be appreciated that Victor Ponta, the prime minister at the time, had plagiarized in his doctoral thesis, he writes Edupedu.ro.
Marcel Ciolacu, in Parliament Photo: Inquam Photos / George Calin
Conformable dECISIONS appointments published on Thursday in the Official Gazette, Horia Iovu – professor specialized in the field of chemistry and materials science at the Politehnica University – will not be paid for this position. Horia Iovu is a doctor in chemistry and polymer technology, obtained at the Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, according to CV or.
Between 2018-2020, he was vice-president of the National Council for the Attestation of University Titles, Diplomas and Certificates (CNATDCU). In November 2018, Edupedu.ro wrote, quoting Horia Iovu as interim president of CNATDCU, about the desire of this institution at that time to grant an amnesty for plagiarism in “old” doctorates – doctorates obtained with more than 10 or 20 years before, so that no more plagiarism checks are done.
At the time when he was a member of the National Council of Ethics, 10 years ago, the institution conveyed, in relation to the accusations of plagiarism in Victor Ponta’s doctoral thesis, that “it cannot be assessed” whether the former prime minister plagiarized or not, write Edupedu.ro.
