Norwegian Minister Resigns Over Plagiarism Controversy; Health Minister Also Faces Questions
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Norway's minister for research and higher education, Sandra Borch, resigned after a student discovered parts of her master's thesis were plagiarized.
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The student, Kristoffer Rytterager, checked Borch's work after she took a hard line against students for "self-plagiarism."
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Health Minister Ingvild Kjerkol is also facing questions over similarities between her work and others', which she blames on "editing errors."
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Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre accepted Borch's resignation but backs Kjerkol, saying universities should judge academic issues.
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Rytterager now worries the "feeding frenzy" over plagiarism could discourage people from entering politics.