The Local23 September 2012 Issue No:240
Some 800 students were suspended or received a formal warning due to
cheating at Swedish universities last year, an increase of 5% compared
to 2010, according to a new report from the Swedish National Agency for
Higher Education, reports The Local.
“Plagiarising has increased dramatically over the last decade. In 2001 there were only 68 cases,” said the agency’s legal expert Pontus Kyrk in a statement. Plagiarising is the most common form of cheating among university students, according to the study.
The largest number of disciplinary cases reported was at Blekinge Institute of Technology and the lowest number was at University of Gothenburg. Of the detected cheaters, 639 were suspended and 151 received an official warning. Compared to 2010, the number of suspensions increased by 8%, while the issued warnings have decreased a little.
“Plagiarising has increased dramatically over the last decade. In 2001 there were only 68 cases,” said the agency’s legal expert Pontus Kyrk in a statement. Plagiarising is the most common form of cheating among university students, according to the study.
The largest number of disciplinary cases reported was at Blekinge Institute of Technology and the lowest number was at University of Gothenburg. Of the detected cheaters, 639 were suspended and 151 received an official warning. Compared to 2010, the number of suspensions increased by 8%, while the issued warnings have decreased a little.
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