The Guardian: UK figures from last three years show non-EU students four times more likely to cheat in exams and coursework essays.
One professor said he believed the use of professional essay writers, whose services are widely available on the internet, was on the rise.
Geoffrey Alderman of the University of Buckingham told the paper: “What I’d call type-1 plagiarism, copying and pasting, is on the wane because it’s so easy to detect. But my impression is that type-2 cheating, using a bespoke essay-writing service, is increasing.”
Such services can charge hundreds of pounds for essays, dissertations and model exam answers written by professional lecturers up to doctorate level.
