Students will need to declare whether they have used artificial intelligence in drafting their bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral theses, as well as in other academic activities. This provision is found in the Framework Regulation on academic integrity in higher education institutions, approved on Wednesday by the Government, reports IPN.
The document introduces for the first time uniform rules regarding the use of artificial intelligence in universities. According to it, AI tools can only be used under the conditions set by each institution and must be declared when they influence the evaluation of the work. Students can use them as support, but not to fully generate works presented as their own.
The regulation qualifies as academic misconduct the unauthorized use of artificial intelligence, including the failure to declare it or its significant impact on the outcome. Offenses will be classified as minor, medium, and serious. Sanctions for students may include redoing the work, cancelling the evaluation, non-admission to defend the thesis, or expulsion. Faculty and thesis supervisors may be disciplined or may temporarily lose the right to coordinate or evaluate work.
Universities will be obliged to establish their own rules regarding the use of artificial intelligence, to inform students and professors, and to create ethics committees for investigating violations. The regulation applies to all programs and academic activities in higher education institutions in the Republic of Moldova.
“The new rules provide universities with clear tools for preventing and sanctioning academic fraud, and contribute to the increase in prestige and credibility of the higher education system in the Republic of Moldova,” declared the Minister of Education and Research, Dan Perciun.
