The University of Tokyo announced Wednesday that it will place its affiliated hospital under the direct control of its central administration, following a series of bribery scandals linked to the institution’s insular organizational culture.
“By allowing a closed organizational culture that was significantly out of touch with societal norms to persist, we failed to prevent such incidents and significantly delayed our response,” the university’s president, Teruo Fujii, said at a news conference. “These represent serious deficiencies in our university’s governance, for which there is no excuse.”
At the university, a string of corruption cases involving doctors at its affiliated hospital has come to light, including the indictment of a former professor for allegedly receiving ?1.8 million ($11,331) worth of services at high-end clubs and brothels.
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