“When carrying out a detailed comparison of the professional theses of a student from the Faculty of Higher Studies (FES) Aragón, presented in 1987, with that of a student from the Faculty of Law, sustained in 1986, the General Directorate of Libraries and Digital Information Services of this University found that there is a high level of coincidences between both texts”, reported the UNAM.
In a statement, the house of studies announced that the review will be carried out “respecting due legal process and in strict adherence to the procedures and times established in University regulations.”
According to “Plagiarism and Ethics”, a UNAM publication dedicated to the subject, it is explained that the university court “It is the only competent instance to analyze and vent it, as well as to impose the corresponding sanction.”
According to the Information Note issued by the Office of the General Counsel of the UNAM on June 21, 2007, the sanctions for plagiarism reach the annulment of the supported exam and revocation of the professional title.
