Sandra Borch | |
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| Minister of Research and Higher Education | |
| In office 4 August 2023 – 23 January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Preceded by | Ola Borten Moe |
| Succeeded by | Oddmund Løkensgard Hoel |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food | |
| In office 14 October 2021 – 4 August 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Preceded by | Olaug Bollestad |
| Succeeded by | Geir Pollestad |
| Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2017 | |
| Deputy | Ivar B. Prestbakmo |
| Constituency | Troms |
| Leader of the Centre Youth | |
| In office 6 November 2011 – 10 November 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Johannes Rindal |
| Succeeded by | Erling Laugsand |
| Deputy Member of the Storting | |
| In office 1 October 2009 – 30 September 2013 | |
| Constituency | Troms |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 April 1988 Lavangen, Troms, Norway |
| Political party | Centre |
| Alma mater | University of Tromsø (Master's thesis annulled, degree and diploma withdrawn) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sandra Konstance Nygård Borch (born 23 April 1988) is a Norwegian politician who served as the minister of research and higher education from 2023 to 2024 until her resignation over the extensive plagiarism in her master's thesis.
As minister she had launched a crackdown on students' reuse of their own texts, so-called "self-plagiarism," leading to criticism from many academics who argued that reuse of one's own work is not plagiarism or research misconduct. She previously served as minister of agriculture and food from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Centre Party, she served as the leader of the Centre Youth from 2011 to 2013, while simultaneously serving as a deputy MP from her home constituency of Troms from 2009 to 2013. She was elected a permanent representative in 2017.
In January 2024 it was revealed that significant parts of her master's thesis are plagiarised.[1][2][3] She announced her resignation in the evening of 19 January 2024.[4] In March 2024 she lost her degree from the University of Tromsø.[5][6][7]
- ^ "Deler av forskningsministerens masteroppgave: Identisk med tidligere studenters tekster". E24 (in Norwegian). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Jusprofessor om Borch: - Hun må selvsagt gå av". TV2 (in Norwegian). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Gaarder, Tharald Halvorsen, Kristoffer Solberg, Renate Karlsmoen, Jorun (19 January 2024). "Flere deler er identiske". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Sandra Borch trekker seg som forsknings- og høyere utdanningsminister: – Feilen er min". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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