At Uppsala University, seven students have been suspended after being caught cheating on the college exam. They have been suspended from their education. The government has investigated whether they should also lose their previously taken higher education credits.

The government's investigator, Anna Tansjö, concluded that the penalty would be disproportionately large if they were also deprived of their higher education credits.

- It would be impossible for people to study in the future with study funding, she says.

Uppsala University shares the study's conclusion and is already working on their recommendations. This means that students who have cheated on a place may not continue their studies, but may retain the higher education credits they have obtained through the exam.

Cilla Häggkvist, Deputy Head of the Student Department at Uppsala University.

- We take this very seriously. They take places from others who have earned a place, but if they have passed the exams, they have received these points correctly, says Cilla Häggkvist.

The union does not agree

But in the student union it is a matter of principle and cheating students should also lose the point.

Mårten Andersson, Vice Chairman of Uppsala Student Union.

"It is preventative if the punishment is to get rid of your points," says Mårten Andersson, who is the vice-chairman of the Uppsala Student Union.

Hear more about their arguments and students generally think about the university's decision in the clip above.