Construction-related corruption haunts campuses

A procurator of The People’s Procuratorate of Hubei told China Youth Daily that from 2001 to 2009, 17 officials from 13 universities in Hubei were found corrupt, and most of the universities were in Wuhan.

The procurator, who refused to reveal his name, said 80% of university cases were related to corruption during basic construction of the campuses, where officials were offered bribes from real estate businesses and construction companies.

Another kind of corruption involved enrollment. Some officials were bribed to enroll students who did not qualify.