Experts have concluded the first stage of Kjerkol’s cheating case – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country

It is associate professor Anne Kamilla Lund at Nord University and professor Lars Klemsdal at the University of Oslo who in recent weeks have reviewed the master’s thesis Ingvild Kjerkol wrote together with a fellow student in 2021. The two were appointed by Nord University on 29 January to “assess the thesis on new in relation to plagiarism”, as stated in the assignment letter news has access to. According to what news learns, the two have now concluded, and submitted their report to the examination office at Nord University. news does not know what the conclusion is, because the proceedings are exempt from public disclosure. As part of the proceedings, news learns that a so-called clarification meeting has been held with Kjerkol and her co-author. The two appointed experts originally had until 19 February to reach their conclusions, according to the assignment letter. Can be sent to the tribunal Depending on the conclusion, the case can now be sent to the tribunal for student affairs at Nord University. They have their next meetings on 6 March and 10 April. If the experts have concluded that there are no grounds for suspecting plagiarism, the case can also be dismissed. Kjerkol has previously announced that she herself will announce the outcome of the investigation at Nord University. When asked by news whether she has been notified of the outcome of the first review of her master’s thesis, her political advisor Per Anders Langerød replies in a text message: – Nord University is investigating the matter. We have no comments beyond what has been given so far about this. For Ingvild Kjerkol’s part, the outcome will be made known. Plagiarism control In the assignment letter, the new examiners are asked to emphasize several aspects in the assessment of the master’s thesis Kjerkol wrote together with a fellow student. Complete reading of the entire thesis Assessment of results from plagiarism control Note from original examiners explaining the work in the original examination.



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