University Students Still Targeted by Essay Mills

Published on May 27, 2024

For around £150, a Chinese student in the UK can buy a 2,000-word essay, and for £27.5 per hour can have an impostor attend Zoom classes on their behalf, a Chinese agency said. The agency is one of many such essay mills, which, despite being outlawed in England and Wales two years ago, are still a thriving industry. Academic integrity experts told The Epoch Times that students in the UK are still targeted by essay mills, many of which are operating from overseas, and some are specifically aimed at foreign students whose native languages are not English. They also said a small number of foreign agencies recruiting students for British universities have been found running essay mills in parallel, compromising the value of British education....

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