According to the Chinese government website, the Ministry of Education issued a notice to severely investigate and deal with the sale of dissertations in colleges and universities. The circular pointed out that degree-conferring units that buy and sell dissertations or write dissertations on their behalf should reduce their enrollment plans according to the seriousness of the case, and the national degree authorities can suspend or revoke the qualifications for degree-conferring in corresponding disciplines and majors, and the relevant authorities should investigate the responsibility of the person directly in charge of the unit in accordance with relevant state regulations; Students who participate in purchasing and writing dissertations will be expelled from school. Those who have obtained academic certificates and degree certificates shall be revoked according to law. Registered academic certificates and degree certificates shall be cancelled and reported to the education administrative department for invalidation. This is what the reporter learned from the Ministry of Education on June 5438+08.