Université de Kara adds anti-corruption teaching to its courses
A kick-off lecture on Tuesday 10 November 2026 launched the permanent teaching of integrity and anti-corruption in the university's programmes.
The University of Kara in Togo has taken a new step in promoting integrity by making education on fighting corruption a permanent part of its training offers. An inaugural lecture held on Tuesday 10 November 2026 marked the start of the initiative, driven by the High Authority for Prevention and Fight Against Corruption and Related Offenses (HAPLUCIA), a state anti-graft body.
Professor Alosse Charles Grégoire, who gave the opening lecture, told students that the units on citizenship, transparency and anti-corruption should be treated as practical courses, not extra subjects. He said university leaders, lecturers and administrative staff must also model the values they teach, including good management of public service and putting the general interest first.
HAPLUCIA president ABA Kimelabalou argued that awareness campaigns, control mechanisms and sanctions are not enough on their own to eradicate corruption, and that education and training are essential. The lecture was held under the theme "Academic excellence through the lens of public ethics: the University of Kara, incubator of a culture of integrity".
Why it mattersStudents across the University of Kara's programmes will now receive permanent instruction on integrity and anti-corruption, as the initiative's organisers state.