Barco : education solutions are breaking ground in the Netherlands

'We discovered Barco's dedicated offering for education at ISE2016. Impressed, we immediately invited several of our customers to learn more about the solution,' Harry Heldoorn recalls. 'Everyone agreed that the system is really ease to use, for teachers as well as students. Even more, intensive in-house testing also convinced us of its ability to be smoothly integrated into any network environment. This really is the future of education: students enjoy the interaction and teachers are eager to offer a more interactive, more collaborative learning experience - while remaining in charge of what goes on in the lecture room.'BYOD, share wirelessly and collaborate
Barco's weConnect is an infrastructure-light, cloud-operated system based on Barco's expertise in visualization, wireless sharing (ClickShare) and connectivity. It allows teachers and students to bring their own devices - a Windows PC, a Mac or Chromebook, iOS or Android devices - to the classroom and wirelessly present their information on the classroom display, via an app. Using the simple, intuitive browser interface, the teacher can preview the content before it is shown on the wall. The system also allows students and teachers to work in groups, access any content, annotate it and store it locally on their devices or share notes with the class. Support for polls, real-time feedback and silent questions enable all students to be active learners during class - a feature that Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences greatly appreciates.

Dedicated to education
'We've seen solutions similar to the Barco platform before, but Barco's offering is really dedicated to education and includes a standardized workflow,' says Herdey Ronowidjojo. From November onwards, students in Rotterdam will be able to use Barco's weConnect in one of its lecture halls. Fidato also installed a trial set-up at the Dutch HAN Universities of Applied Sciences in Arnhem and Nijmegen and the University of Twente.

'In 2015, we launched the first pilot projects in educational facilities. Just one year later, universities around the world are embracing our collaborative learning solutions. This interest confirms that Barco can really help schools replace the traditional model of lecture-based learning with more interactive, collaborative learning models,' says Wim Barbaix, Barco's Business Development Manager of Education/Collaborative Learning.

About Fidato
Established in 1992, Fidato is a Dutch provider of total AV solutions. In close collaboration with their suppliers, the Fidato consultants design innovative solutions to meet the 21st century communication and presentation needs of their customers. The company's dedication to high-quality products and services makes it a trusted, long-term partner of businesses and public authorities - from sectors as diverse as education, hospitality, government, hospital and culture.
About Barco
Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops visualization products for a variety of selected professional markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with about 3,300 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 1.029 billion euros in 2015.