Plagiarism rings running riot at universities

Despite mounting complaints to judicial authorities, plagiarism rackets that have been organized around Greek universities are reportedly continuing their activities unabated, writing students' PhD theses, postgraduate dissertations and papers, for a fee.

Despite their expressed intentions to put a halt to these rings, authorities are finding it increasingly difficult to make an impact as the tools used for plagiarism are becoming increasingly sophisticated.

The issue has been raised by Deputy Education Minister Angelos Syrigos, who filed a formal complaint to the  Athens Prosecutor's Office. According to the Panteion University academic's complaint, these rings are active in the provision of services for the preparation and editing of papers in a variety of unrelated disciplines and fields (e.g. statistics, law, mathematics, literature, sociology, etc.).

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