Professor fired for academic misconduct

Zhang Yuqing, a professor of chemical engineering at Tianjin University in North China's Tianjin municipality, has been fired due to academic misconduct after a former student posted a long article online detailing Zhang's cheating on papers and tests.

After an investigation, the university said the allegations were true, and Zhang admitted he had committed misconduct in his academic work and was willing to bear all responsibility, according to a notice released on Thursday by the university's School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, where Zhang worked.

The university, one of the nation's top universities well-known for its achievements in chemical engineering, has terminated Zhang's employment contract, it added.