To uphold academic integrity at Batumi Navigation Teaching University, the anti-plagiarism software Turnitin is integrated into the educational process.
At BNTU, the acceptable similarity margins for academic and scientific works vary as follows:
- Bachelor's thesis: up to 30%
- Master's thesis: up to 15%
- Student conference papers presented at BNTU: up to 15%
- Academic/affiliated staff, invited specialists, or external participants presenting at BNTU: up to 10%
At the start of each academic year, the BNTU library, in collaboration with the quality assurance service, provides training and consultations on the use of the plagiarism detection program.