China addresses graft related to school construction projects
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China's Ministry of Education Monday admitted that problems were found in school construction projects and promised to correct them in a two-year campaign.
The decision-making in some infrastructure projects on campus was "rash" and some projects were carried out in violation of building procedures, said Yuan Guiren, vice minister of education, at a meeting in Beijing.
"Some officials in charge of school projects committed crimes," he said.
Yuan's remarks followed the arrest of two chiefs of Wuhan University in the capital city of central Hubei Province.
Chen Zhaofang, former vice university president in charge of the financing and logistics departments, and Long Xiaole, a senior Party official of the university, were arrested over alleged bribery on Sunday.
Yuan called for the establishment of an effective mechanism to prevent corruption.
Last July, the central government launched a two-year national campaign against malpractice in construction projects.
"The education sector should seize the opportunity to improve supervision over school construction projects," Yuan said.
An inspection on school projects started last month and will last until May, 2011, he said.
"We will focus on projects using the state investment," he said.
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