In a statement, Midlands State University (MSU) dismissed a message circulating on social media which says the institution is demanding US$100 from each student to fund its Turn-It-In- anti plagiarism software account.
MSU said the message is false and causing unnecessary panic among students, parents and guardians. Said MSU:
Midlands State University (MSU) has noted with concern, false statements circulating on various social media platforms to the effect that students are required to make a payment of US$100 to fund the institution’s Turn-it-in-anti plagiarism software account. We wish to advise all our valued stakeholders that this information is totally false and should be ignored. We regret the unnecessary alarm and despondency this information might have caused to our students, parents and guardians.
The statement said MSU does not adjust fees without consent and approval of Government. It said any adjustments are communicated officially. The Turn-It-In anti-plagiarism software is a plagiarism detector which encourages original work, investigates authorship and deters students from submitting assignments that compromise the institution’s integrity.
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