Corruption is defined as the abuse of a public office, a function in the economy or a political mandate in favour of another person, at the latter's instigation or on one's own initiative, in order to gain an advantage for oneself or a third party (...). (Federal Criminal Police Office 2014)
The public service in Bavaria has a good reputation for fulfilling its tasks impartially, fairly and exclusively for the common good. This must remain so in the future.
The Bavarian state government has therefore adopted a concept to prevent and combat corruption in public administration. The Directive on Preventing and Combating Corruption in Public Administration (Anti-Corruption Directive - KorruR) came into force on 1 May 2004. It applies to all authorities and courts of the Free State of Bavaria.
"Risk of corruption" refers to any post in which the conduct of an employee or a decision made by an employee results in a third party outside the Free State of Bavaria receiving a material or immaterial advantage or being relieved of a burden. Behind this initially theoretical-sounding definition lies the potential danger that various areas of activity in everyday university life entail:
A random sample analysis of the degree of risk of posts was carried out in spring 2014. If you would like to know whether and to what extent your post is at risk of corruption: complete the Self-test!
Information sheet on the acceptance of gifts for employees of the Free State of Bavaria.
If you have any questions about corruption prevention at the University of Passau or would like to pass on information about suspected corruption, please get in touch with the contact person for corruption prevention.
