March 30, 2007

Cheating Scandal Roils Serbian Ministry

By FRANCIS X. ROCCA

Serbia's minister of education and sports, Slobodan Vuksanovic, proposed new measures this month to prevent cheating on university examinations, amid a degree-peddling scandal that has led to calls for his resignation.

In recent months, Serbian police officers have arrested over 20 people in connection with an exam-selling ring at the University of Kragujevac law school. As many as 600 students are alleged to have paid up to $1,000 to pass a single oral examination, and up to $20,000

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