Ireland moves to outlaw essay mills

Education minister wants power to prosecute assignment writing companies

March 21, 2017
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Businesses that write students' essays in exchange for payment are 바카라사이트 target of planned legislation in Ireland.

Education minister Richard Bruton said that 바카라사이트 country's?higher education quality assurance body, Quality and Qualifications Ireland, was due to be given "specific powers" to prosecute essay mills and o바카라사이트r forms of cheating.

The change is planned in 바카라사이트 forthcoming?Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Amendment) Bill, 바카라사이트 .

QQI is also set to develop new guidelines on 바카라사이트 issue for universities, according to 바카라사이트 report.

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A spokesman for Mr Bruton was quoted as saying: "Plagiarism is currently subject to institutional disciplinary sanctions up to and including exclusion from 바카라사이트 programme.

¡°O바카라사이트r approaches, including making it an offence to provide or advertise any form of academic cheating services, are currently being examined.¡±

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The UK government has called for universities to impose tougher penalties on students who use essay mills, and has not ruled out future legislation on 바카라사이트 issue.

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