«Videonor provides user-
friendly solutions that can
be combined with existing
infrastructure.»
MARIANN HOLE, DIRECTOR OF PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT, HIOA
NORWAY’S LARGEST STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
EMBRACES VIDEOCONFERENCING
With several video conferencing rooms from various manufacturers, HiOA saw
the need to integrate with Skype for Business, provide virtual meeting rooms
to staff, as well as offer streaming and recording of classes to their students.
THE QUICK OVERVIEW
WHO: Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences
WHAT: Video communications all over the institution
WHERE: Norway, Sweden, USA
WHY: To enable efficient communication amongst professors, researchers
BACKGROUND
any endpoint, and vice versa.
Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied
A recording- and live streaming service is also part
Sciences (HiOA) is Norway’s largest state universi-
of the solution.
ty college, with a student body of 16 000 students
and 1 850 employees.
RESULTS
Now, HiOA has a flexible solution for researchers
HiOA offers a unique range of professional pro-
communicating over video between Europe and
grams that qualify students for professions that
US, while saving time and budget. With REC.VC
will contribute to future welfare and value cre-
from MNS, several lectures such as pathology and
ation. Research and development (R&D) is a nec-
anatomy can be streamed, recorded and distrib-
essary and vital part of the university college’s
uted to different audiences. Also in the works
curriculum, which in turn fosters a dynamic and
are interactive seminars, where participants can
innovative educational environment.
join the events remotely. All of these solutions aid
HiOA’s staff and students in communicating and
CHALLENGE
participating more effectively.
With 20 video conferencing rooms equipped with
hardware from various manufacturers, HiOA rec-
“Videonor provides user-friendly solutions that
ognized the need to integrate their video systems
can be combined with existing infrastructure.
with Skype for Business (Lync) clients, provide vir-
Ease of use and scalability were important for
tual meeting rooms to staff, as well as offer stream-
us.”, says Mariann Hole, Director of Property
ing and recording of classes to their students.
Management. It is clear that videoconferencing
has become a key factor for future success of the
DEPLOYMENT
Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied
Together with Acano and TDC, Videonor suggest-
Sciences.
ed that HiOA set up a virtual meeting room on
Videonor’s platform to connect all endpoints. With
the use of the Seevia directory, it was very easy for
the users to make video calls from any client to
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