More fake degrees in US than in India?
According to a UNESCO report quoted by the BBC:
“…Academic fraud, such as fake degrees, is more common in the United States than in developing countries…”
Brief excerpt:
“…The study of more than 60 countries says that in some, illegal use of funds meant for schools can be very high.
In higher education, the problems centre mostly on bogus universities, degrees which can be bought rather than earned and fake accreditation or licensing of institutions.
The study says the number of fake universities on the internet offering bogus degrees rose from 200 to 800 between 2000 and 2004….”
The issue is not just with the universities that offer fake diplomas over the Internet, this phenomenon is quite spread also amongst the uncredited universities that are hunting for people’s money.