Visayas State University (VSU) vowed to strengthen its remote learning system and academic integrity practices through integrating Turnitin, an Internet-based plagiarism detection.

After a series of consultation meetings with administrators, deans, department heads, and faculty members, VSU forged a partnership with Turnitin to integrate Feedback Studio into daily classrooms operations.

VSU said the solution "had to be reliable and flexible to withstand and alleviate the challenges of constantly shifting classroom modalities -- in person, remote, and hybrid."

Turnitin's Feedback Studio checks for text similarity, provides writing tips and grammar guidance, and helps instructors streamline workflows and give feedback on writing assignments.

"We are committed to empowering higher education institutions like the Visayas State University in their efforts to promote original thinking, academic integrity, and fairness. With VSU, we strive to ensure that academic standards are consistent across physical and virtual classrooms, support professors in delivering high-quality education, and improve learning outcomes" said Business Partnerships-Southeast Asia Turnitin Hea Jack Brazel said.

"Remote learning will have a permanent place in higher education. This partnership furthers the university's academic standards and strengthens how we conduct remote learning. We are proud to be enhancing the learning experience and interactions between professors and students through our partnership with Turnitin,” VSU President Edgardo Tulin added.