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Arranged alphabetically by country and in reverse chronological order

Afghanistan | Azerbaijan | Armenia Bulgaria | Canada | China | Colombia | France | Georgia | India | Indonesia | Italy | Japan | Kenya | Liberia | New Zealand | Nigeria | Romania | Russia | Slovakia | Thailand | Uganda | Ukraine | United Kingdom | United States of America


Afghanistan

Afghan paper slams corruption in university entrance process. (2004, June 10). BBC Monitoring International Reports/BBC.
http://www.monitor.bbc.co.uk/newsfile.shtml
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Castillo, D. Del. (2004, February 13). Cheating widespread on Afghanistan exams. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 50(23), p. A43.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v50/i23/23a04301.htm
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Castillo, D. Del. (2004, February 4). Afghanistan invalidates thousands of university-entrance exams, saying answer keys were stolen. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
http://chronicle.com/daily/2004/02/2004020402n.htm
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Armenia

Asryan, A. (2008, December 12). Year-end "harvest" in the Armenian universities. Transparency International - Anti-corruption Center.
http://www.transparency.am/media.php?id=912

Entry examinations in Armenia in 2005 were accompanied with gross violations, thinks Head of Youth Anti-Corruption Staff. (2005, September 30). ARMINFO News Agency.
http://www.arminfo.info/

Azerbaijan

Petrova, A. (2008, September 24). A Massive Scam Unveiled. Armenia: Higher Education and Sciences - ArmenHES.
http://armenhes.blogspot.com/2008/09/massive-scam-unveiled.html

Bulgaria

University students give bribes not only to sway examiners. (2004, April 28). Bulgarian News Agency.
http://www.bta.bg/site/en/indexe.shtml
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Canada

Millar, E. & Coleman, C. (2007, June 25). Cheating on your exam? It's no big deal. Maclean's. Available from Lexis Nexis Academic.
www.lexis-nexis.com
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90 Dalhousie students disciplined for cheating (2007, June 5). The Globe and Mail. Available from Lexis Nexis Academic.
www.lexis-nexis.com
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China

Hogg, C. (2009, April 3). China hi-tech exam cheats jailed. BBC News.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7980607.stm

A prisión por copiarse en un examen (2009, April 3). Semana.
http://www.semana.com/noticias-asia/prision-copiarse-examen/122476.aspx

Powell, G. (2007, August 21). Schools on the lookout for fraud attempts. China Economic Review.
http://www.chinaeconomicreview.com/mba/2007/08/21/schools-on-the-lookout-for-fraud-attempts/

Three face charges for faking identities (2007, July 11). Chinadaily. Available from Lexis Nexis Academic.
www.lexis-nexis.com
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Jiao, W. (2006, September 12). Row erupts after cheating students expelled. China Daily.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn

Delaney, M. (2004, October 29). China to target bribery culture. The Times Higher Education Supplement.
http://www.thes.co.uk
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Admissions scandal widens in China. (2004, September 3). The Chronicle of Higher Education, 51(2), p. A50.
http://chronicle.com
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Mooney, P. (2004, August 20). Extortion scandal in China shakes public confidence in fairness of university admissions. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
http://chronicle.com/daily/2004/08/2004082006n.htm
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Stopping university admission abuse. (2004, August 19). China Daily.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-08/19/content_366699.htm

Cui, V. (2004, August 18). College-scam probe launched. South China Morning Post.
http://www.scmp.com/
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China acts against student cheats. (2004, June 8). BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3786305.stm

In China, bribery and fakery lower the value of degrees. (2002, August 2). The Chronicle of Higher Education, p. A33.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v48/i47/47a03301.htm
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Xueqin, J. (2001, September 14). Corrupt admissions alleged in China. The Chronicle of Higher Education, p. A51.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v48/i03/03a05101.htm
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Colombia

Pillan aspirantes a Unicauca haciendo trampa en pruebas. (2009, June 9). Portafolio.
http://www.portafolio.com.co/archivo/documento/MAM-3477733

Investigan fraude en examen de admisión. (2009, February 13). Diario del Sur.
http://www.diariodelsur.com.co/febrero/18/cauca.php

France

Cody, E. (2002, August 2). Scandal erupts at French university over alleged Chinese bribes. Washington Post.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/19/AR2009101902272.html

Georgia

MacWilliams, B. (2002, August 2). In Georgia, professors hand out price lists. The Chronicle of Higher Education, p. A34.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v48/i47/47a03401.htm
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India

George, V. K. (2003, November 30). CAT and copycat. How Bihar fixes it all. The Indian Express.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=36290

Overland, M. A. (2003, September 5). Indian court bans colleges' 'profiteering'. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 50(2), p. A54.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v50/i02/02a05405.htm
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Overland, M. A. (2002, August, 2). In India, suitcases of money buy admission to college. The Chronicle of Higher Education, p. A36.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v48/i47/47a03601.htm
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7 Injured in attack on alleged cheaters in India. (2002, March 29). The Chronicle of Higher Education.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v48/i29/29a04202.htm
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Overland, M. A. (2002, January 8). Indian police shut down business that was selling answers to medical-school exam. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
http://chronicle.com
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Deepa, A. (2000, April 16). Mumbai varsity busts racket of bogus degree candidates. The Times of India.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/?
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http://news.ft.com/FTCorporate/Site/html/us/redistribution/intell_wires.html
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Singh, K. K. (2000, March 3). Vigilance report to governor: BNMU awarding fake degrees. The Times of India.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/?
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Indonesia

Jardine, D. (2009, January 25). Indonesia: Students swindled and stranded. University World News.
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20090122194233522

Italy

Rocca, F. S. (2003, September 3). Italy cracks down on exam selling. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 50(2), p. A55.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v50/i02/02a05501.htm
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Rocca, F. S. (2003, August 12). Italian police arrest 18 in alleged exam-selling ring at La Sapienza U. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/08/2003081202n.htm
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Japan

Ministry: scandal to cost Teikyo University. (2002, July 17). Asahi News Service.
http://www.asahi.com/english/english.html

Kenya

Leakage, sale of exam papers anger professors (2006, October 29). East African Standard. Available from All Africa.
http://www.allafrica.com

Liberia

Kwanue, C.Y. (2009, April 24). Academic Fraud at AMEU. 57 Students Expelled, 200 under Probe. Daily Observer. Paid subscription required.
http://www.liberianobserver.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/16247/_Academic_Fraud_at_AMEU.html

The corruption burden of UL students. (2006, January 11). The Analyst (Monrovia). Available from AllAfrica.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200601110326.html

New Zealand

Rebecca, T. (2007, July 30). X grades to be permanent: Canterbury University ruling. The Press. Available from Lexis Nexis Academic.
http://www.lexis-nexis.com
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Nigeria

Hue and cry against post-Ume tests. (2005, October 27). Daily Champion.
http://www.champion-newspapers.com/
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Can mobile camera check exam malpractice? (2005, August 2). AllAfrica.
http://allafrica.com/
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EEP boss chides ASUU over exam fraud. (2005, June 7). AllAfrica.
http://allafrica.com/
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'Sorting' in universities. (2005, April 28). AllAfrica.
http://allafrica.com/
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Romania

Students protest over corruption in Romanian universities (2007, March 5). Agence France Presse. Available from Lexis Nexis Academic.
www.lexis-nexis.com
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Russia

Yablokova, O. (2004, July 12). College cleanup drive begins. The Moscow Times.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2004/07/12/013.html

Digges, C. (2000, April 22). Classroom of corruption. The Moscow Times.
http://www.moscowtimes.ru/stories/2000/04/22/045.html
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Slovakia

Lottery of university entrance exams. (2004, January 30). TASR - Tlacova Agentura Slovenskej Republiky.
http://www.tasr.sk/indeng.php

Corruption scandal shakes university. (2003, October 6). The Slovak Spectator.
http://www.slovakspectator.sk/clanok.asp?vyd=2003038&cl=14006

Thailand

Overland, M. A. (2004, May 7). Thailand embroiled in exam scandal. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 50(35), p. A42.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v50/i35/35a04205.htm
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Overland, M. A. (2004, April 28). Scandal grows in Thailand over suspected favoritism in university admissions. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
http://chronicle.com/daily/2004/04/2004042806n.htm
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Uganda

Uganda: Revisit university quota system (2007, June 30). New Vision. Available from Lexis Nexis Academic.
http://www.lexis-nexis.com
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Ukraine

MacWilliams, B. (2005, July 8). Ukraine chief assails corrupt admissions. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 51(44), p.A33.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v51/i44/44a03303.htm
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MacWilliams, B. (2005, June 27). Ukraine's president asks universities to end corruption in admissions process. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
http://chronicle.com/daily/2005/06/2005062707n.htm
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United Kingdom

UK: Possible fraud unit to thwart bogus applications (2009, April 19). University World News.
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20090416193103102

Curtis, P. (2009, April 11).Universities weigh up new fraud unit to thwart bogus applications. Guardian.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/apr/11/international-student-visas-terrorism

Academics wise-up to internet cheats (2006, October 30). The Sentinel. Available from Factiva.
http://global.factiva.com
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MacMillan, A. (2006, October 29). Would-be students use degree of guile. Scotland on Sunday.
http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/education.cfm?id=1599052006

United States of America

Blumenstyk, G. (2009, October 27). U. of Phoenix Expects to Spend Up to $80.5-Million in Settling Whistle-Blower Case. Chronicle of Higher Education.
http://chronicle.com/article/U-of-Phoenix-Expects-to-Spend/48946/

Cohen J. S., St. Clair, S. and Malone, T. (2009, July 7). University of Illinois admissions: Chancellor says 'we have to fix' system. Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-u-of-i-clout-college-07-jul07,0,370456.story?page=1

Cohen J. S., St. Clair, S. and Malone, T. (2009, July 6). U. of I. chancellor: Fix admissions system. Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/07/u-of-i-chancellor-to-testify-before-clout-panel.html

Student Pleads Guilty To Academic Fraud Charge. (2009, June 11). WDSU.
http://www.wdsu.com/news/19723493/detail.html

Florida State inquiry finds cheating on tests (2007, September 27). The Washington Post. Available from LexisNexis Academic.
www.lexis-nexis.com
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Srisavasdi, R. (2007, September 8). CSUF clerk charged with accepting bribes. OC Register.
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1841661.php

Powers, E. (2007, September 7). When collaboration goes too far. Inside Higher Ed.
http://insidehighered.com/news/2007/09/07/wharton

Marcus, J. (2007, January 19). Audit exposes grade fraud. Times Higher Education Supplement.
http://www.thes.co.uk
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