Universities in Australia have increased their investigative departments due to a record number of misconduct cases involving thousands of students cheating and paying for work.
Forensic IT has helped investigators uncover more dishonest students, and the increasing return of international students has raised concerns about a visa fraud black market.
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) in Australia has cautioned that criminal syndicate-run cheating firms are getting more active in their pursuit of students and threatening inspectors.
Sydney University’s registrar received 1000% more significant academic cheating cases between 2021 and 2023, requiring extra resources to clear a backlog.
That’s while it took in $1.46bn in fee revenue last year while crush-loading the rental market for Aussie kids and the vulnerable.
In the long run, gutted pedagogical standards will manifest in a less dynamic economy and lower productivity.
We can hardly afford for it to get worse. Our economic complexity is already below Borat and falling fast:
It’s just another example of your immigration-led falling standards.
