Fraud-Act project

The EU funded project Fraud-Act – Combatting Fraud through a Holistic Approach
and Data Collection has the aim of countering education fraud and promoting academic integrity in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA),
contributing to the goal of improving the quality for higher education, in line with the Tirana Communiqué.

Coordinated by CIMEA, the project is implemented in cooperation with relevant stakeholders, as Bologna Follow-Up Group (BFUG) members, quality assurance agencies, national higher education institutions and other relevant authorities.

The project carries out various peer learning activities, surveys, online focus groups, workshop and webinars activities focused on four areas of intervention identified in Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)18 of the Council of Europe on countering education fraud:

1. prevention
2. prosecution
3. international co-operation
4. monitoring of the phenomenon

Two main documents are developed as part of the Fraud-Act project:
• A study on transnational initiatives aimed at preventing academic fraud within the EHEA;
• A publication dedicated to promoting a holistic approach to preventing fraud and fostering academic integrity in higher education.

Fraud-Act project’s timeline

2026