brainer. They could see the lack of manpower required – instead just having one person managing several tasks at once due to its reliability as a system,” says Arkatova. With a fleet of 50 Panasonic cameras, the Sciences Po campus is fully running on one system. This means if a technician from Paris goes to a regional campus, they will be able to find identical tools – and software – and will know precisely how to use the system. “What we learnt from this use case was that universities aren’t only about educating, but are becoming a hub of different activities,” adds Arkatova. “They have the possibility of blended learning, as well as a studio that is ready for large-scale political live events that take place there. “Additionally, there is another layer of corporate and internal board meetings, all set up with video – and processing systems to provide a remote option if needed.” PLUG AND PLAY In 2021, the University of Kassel celebrated its 50th anniversary. With 25,000 students at five locations, the need arose to future-proof. The project consisted of upgrading 26 lecture halls with Panasonic PTZ cameras, projectors and professional video management systems. The digitisation of Kassel originally began over four years ago, at which WE GO TO THEM WITH ALL OUR HARDWARE AND BUILD AN ENTIRE STUDIO
time the digital education team explored all avenues on offer in the broadcast field to determine the best solution for Kassel’s needs. “We were part of the journey from start to finish,” highlights Salac. “First there was a successful evaluation and testing phase. Then, within two weeks of the Covid-19 crisis starting, we had fully upgraded 26 rooms with over 50 of our cameras and software. Just from those two weeks alone, over 2000 professors were able to teach more than 23,000 students.” The simple plug-and-play dynamic of Panasonic’s solutions was a central selling point for the Kassel team, allowing for a quick set-up process and conclusively establishing itself in just two weeks. Once again, the benefit of Panasonic’s work with Panopto allowed the University of Kassel
team to quickly centralise the admin infrastructure. The next step for the university was the implementation of Panasonic’s auto-tracking software, to fine-tune the broadcast quality of its content. “Seeing is believing. So we either bring people to us, or go to them with all our hardware and build an entire studio, just to help them see, learn and understand what we offer. I think the record was when we brought over 100kg of cameras and equipment,” recalls Salac. It’s evident that Panasonic’s glass- to-glass approach goes above and beyond, from the physical hardware to delivering an unbreakable digital leveraging our offerings to deliver education in over 20 languages at a time – meaning after a lesson you can watch it again straight away with subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Chinese – the list goes on. “On top of that, everything is searchable. Every single word spoken by the lecturer, every document mentioned, every word written on the digital whiteboard can be searched for – contributing to this greater knowledge database. “Overall, it’s a simple and sophisticated concept. Our solution is sustainable, scalable and entirely future-proof,” Salac concludes. To learn more, head to business.panasonic.co.uk knowledge hub like no other. “We have seen universities
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