The University of Basel uses Logitech MeetUp conference cameras to digitize courses in the time of coronavirus. Digital lectures via video conferencing complement face-to-face teaching with minimal staffing. The team, headed up by project manager Nico Frobenius, turned to the Logitech MeetUp conference camera to ensure that every piece of important information is recorded in both sound and vision. The education sector in Switzerland has not been spared from the measures that have been universally rolled out due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Face-to-face teaching at universities and other higher education establishments has been restricted, which has made normal lectures and seminars practically impossible. This led a working group at the University of Basel, headed up by project manager Nico Frobenius, to seek out camera solutions in order to continue teaching digitally.
The initial aim was personalized solutions for all of the lecturers. In the end though, room solutions were chosen as they can be better optimized to specific situations and are more practical. Another decisive factor in favor of the company and its partner Kilchenmann was a guaranteed fast delivery and implementation.
The choice ultimately went to Logitech MeetUp in conjunction with the optional expansion microphones thanks to the future-proofness of the equipment. This enables the camera to display two adjacent panels four meters wide even from the shortest distance and use the zoom function to record details very well.
MeetUp is also fully compatible with Zoom and Webex video conferencing solutions, which are used at the University of Basel. The Panopto recording and streaming software also works perfectly with the new conference cameras. Having used Logitech Group and Conference Cam Connect in the past, the University already had experience with the company's solutions. But Logitech MeetUp was particularly well received by the lecturers.
