Fraud
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In Kuwait, Students Can Buy Ready-Made Research
Some Kuwaiti universities are now using software to detect work that is not the student’s own.
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News & Reports
In Kuwait, a War Against Fake University Degrees
The Ministry of Education has summoned the holders of fraudulent degrees to court, opening a debate about how such fakes…
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News & Reports
Need a Research Paper? Buy One in Bahrain
Buying ready-made research is spreading in popularity among students at the University of Bahrain. Punishment and education are two of…
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Opinion
A New Way to Measure the Importance of Arabic Research
The author argues that creating an objective way to measure the importance of research papers in Arabic could improve science…
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News & Reports
Predatory Journals Lure In Arab Researchers
Journals recruit Arab academics keen to see their work published. But what is a real journal anyway?
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Opinion
Why 25 UAE Colleges Will Close by 2025
With more than 100 institutions competing for the interests of students in the United Arab Emirates, small institutions risk having…
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Authorities Shut Down A Global Network of Fake Universities
The websites of a group of fake universities are silent after Pakistani law enforcement officials went after the network’s alleged…
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Opinion
It’s Time to Shut Down Fake Universities
Education authorities should fight bogus-degree programs and create real, accredited online alternatives, says Dean Hoke.
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News & Reports
New Plan Hatched to Block Plagiarism’s Spread
A Sudanese university is proposing an Arab network to keep plagiarizing students from hopping from institution to institution.
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