I confirm that. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missbrauch_von_Titeln,_Berufsbezeichnungen_und_... But this is valid for many forms of title, not only the PhD. Apparently this can go up to 1 year of prison (but I am not a lawyer). Seb On 6 March 2015 at 14:55, Henry Baker <hbaker1@pipeline.com> wrote:
When MIT asked me if I wanted a PhD or an ScD, I asked what the difference was.
Apparently in Europe, a PhD isn't considered as good as an ScD.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Science
I was told that falsely claiming an ScD in Germany was a felony.
I never verified this. Perhaps someone here knows?
At 03:15 PM 3/5/2015, Warren D Smith wrote:
http://www.prometheusbooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=...
claims that 50000 fake PhDs, but only 40000 real ones, are issued each
year in the USA.
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