Norwegian Education Minister Resigns Amid Plagiarism Scandal

Sandra Borch admitted to plagiarizing parts of her master’s thesis, leading to her resignation, while Health Minister Ingvild Kjerkol faces similar allegations.

Sandra Borch, Norway’s minister of research and higher education, resigned after admitting to plagiarizing parts of her master’s thesis.
The plagiarism was discovered by a student, Kristoffer Rytterager, who was upset about Borch's zealous approach to punishing academic infractions.
Over 20 percent of Borch’s thesis, completed in 2014 at the University of Tromsø, was lifted from six other student papers.
Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said Borch’s actions were “not compatible with the trust that is necessary to be minister of research and higher education.”
Health Minister Ingvild Kjerkol is also under scrutiny for potential plagiarism in her academic work, which she attributes to “editing errors.”