The number of students suspended or warned for cheating in Sweden increased by 3% between 2024 and 2025, to 2,328 students, according to the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ). Less than one percent of all students are caught cheating.
At the University of Oslo, 77 cases of suspected cheating were processed in 2025, 52 of which involved AI tools, said study director Audun Digerud. Universities in Bergen, Tromsø, Stavanger, Oslo, and South-East Norway are continuously adapting exams to the new reality of AI tools, according to an NRK survey.
We experience that there is a lot of fear of cheating. But I just want to point out that students do not want to cheat.
At the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN), more course coordinators are moving away from home exams, said study director Vibeke Bredal. At the University of Tromsø, the proportion of school exams has increased at the expense of home exams, said exam manager Kristin Johanne Bye. According to NRK Vestfold og Telemark, student leader Ada Seim described the shift as too old-fashioned and expressed disappointment that there is not more trust in students.
A former student at Nord University is suing the state after being suspended for one semester for cheating, according to Avisa Nordland. The student admits using an unauthorized Excel file with solution proposals during a 2024 exam. The student's lawyer, Kristoffer Dalvang, argues the sanction is unjust because the student gained no academic advantage and unclear instructions led to misunderstanding. The state rejects the claim, arguing that it is not decisive whether the material was actually used, but whether it was objectively capable of providing an advantage, according to the Government Attorney.
I think it is too old-fashioned to go back to school exams, and it is a shame that there is not more trust in students.
Jönköping University (JU) is among the top three institutions in Sweden for disciplinary actions against cheating, according to JU.