Aalborg University transitioned to WISEflow Originality in just 6 weeks
How AAU replaced its existing plagiarism service and went live on WISEflow Originality in about six weeks, with no disruption for staff or assessors.
Key takeaways
- Live on WISEflow Originality roughly 1.5 months after signing, spanning the winter break
- AI-driven semantic similarity detects paraphrasing and rewritten content across 50+ languages
- Stability for staff and assessors maintained throughout a fast transition
In late January 2026, Aalborg University (AAU) successfully went live withWISEflowOriginality, replacing Ouriginal (Urkund) as their plagiarism control service. The transition was completed in approximately 1.5 months, from contract signing in mid-December to go live despite spanning the Christmas holiday period.
AAU operates a complex digital assessment landscape, with Digital Eksamen as a central platform. The project therefore required not only a new plagiarism solution, but a tightly coordinated implementation that ensured continuity, data integrity, and a seamless experience for administrators and assessors.
From the outset, the project was characterised by strong momentum and parallel execution. Multiple technical and organisational workstreams were delivered simultaneously to meet a fixed academic timeline.
A parallel implementation approach
The implementation scope covered several critical areas:
- Integrating WISEflow Originality with Digital Eksamen, ensuring plagiarism reports and results were available directly in the existing assessment workflow
- Login and user provisioning, aligned with AAU’s identity and access management setup
- Migration of historical data from Ouriginal to WISEflow Originality, preserving institutional records and continuity
- Acceptance testing and live verification, completed ahead of golive to ensure operational readiness
By running these activities in parallel, AAU and UNIwise were able to compress the overall timeline without compromising quality or compliance.
Delivered ready for use from day 1
The project concluded with a controlled go live in late January, following successful acceptance testing and live verification. From day one, the solution was fully operational and ready to support plagiarism control within AAU’s existing digital exam processes.
For UNIwise, the project demonstrates the value of a structured onboarding model combined with close collaboration and clear decision-making on both sides.