For the first time, students who cheat during this year’s university entrance exams in China risk being jailed, state media said recently, as the government tries to crack down on a pervasive problem for the highly competitive exams, writes Ben Blanchard for Reuters. Read more...
Foreign students seen cheating more than domestic ones
A flood of foreign undergraduates on America’s campuses is improving the financial health of universities. It also sometimes clashes with a fundamental value of US scholarship: academic integrity, write Miriam Jordan and Douglas Belkin for The Wall Street Journal. Read more...
Chinese Law Punishes Cheating With 7-Year Jail Sentence
By Elizabeth Redden. A new law in China would make cheating on the high-stakes national college entrance exam punishable by up to a seven-year jail sentence, The New York Times reported. Student and parent reaction to the law is mixed, with some praising it as a way to deter cheating and others believing that a seven-year jail sentence is too harsh. Read more...
Report: U Iowa students used Chinese companies to cheat online
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Dozens of Chinese students at the University of Iowa are being investigated for cheating in their online courses, according to a news report from Reuters. More...
Cheating on College Exams More Common Among Foreign Students
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Foreign college students cheat more than their domestic peers, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. Looking at data from 14 large U.S. public universities, WSJ found five reports of alleged cheating for every 100 international students, compared with one per 100 domestic students. More...
Credentials fraud now a global threat for universities
By Mary Beth Marklein. Diploma mills have been on the United States radar screen as far back as 1876, when then commissioner of education John Eaton Jr called them a “disgrace to American education”. Today, credential fraud in higher education is a billion-dollar industry, by some accounts. It has spiralled into a major threat for employers and university admissions offices. And it spans the globe. Read more...
U. Iowa investigating cheating among online students
By Vanessa Miller. Safeguards in place to prevent cheating among University of Iowa online students recently detected “potential irregularities” during an exam, prompting the institution to launch an academic misconduct investigation. More...
This industry helps Chinese students cheat into, through U.S. colleges
By Stefanie Botelho. The advertisements were tailored for Chinese college students far from home, struggling with the English language and an unfamiliar culture. More...
The top 5 craziest online cheating incidents
Alerte Fraude - Soyez vigilants dans votre recherche d'emploi
Lorsque vous participez à des sessions de recrutement, il ne faut jamais accepter de communiquer vos coordonnées bancaires ou effectuer un quelconque paiement sur place. Evitez également de communiquer un RIB. Voir l'article...