The Ikasi project works on the development of a smart university inside and out

A consortium formed by educational centers, companies and research centers have developed the Ikasi project, the result of which is a comprehensive solution to design, equip and manage educational centers at an international level based on technologically advanced products.

Transforming teaching and learning styles through advanced technologies is the main objective of the project learn. The digitalization of classrooms does not only consist of equipping classrooms with computers and Internet connections, but in improving learning processes with ICTs as their axis. For this reason, New technologies in the classroom become the main axis of transformation of teaching processes.

It is about developing a new teaching model that is capable of expanding knowledge and acquiring sufficient skills for students and that allows them to undertake and carry out teamwork., even internationally.

A consortium formed by companies dedicated to new teaching systems, as Virtualware y Alecop, companies that develop educational environment equipment such as Aka, Ojmar y Forge, and companies that design intelligent educational buildings such as Giroa and LKS, together with the applied research center Tecnalia, Cluster Habic y Mondragon University, have collaborated in the implementation of this project. After more than 10 years of previous work between the agents involved, Ikasi is currently in full national and international expansion.

The pilot of the project was carried out at the University of Mondragón, creating a flexible architectural space, sustainable and energy efficient. To Learn, Flexible and multipurpose classrooms have been designed, with smart technological equipment (interactive work tables, digital content and collaborative work platforms, among others), that improve traditional teaching processes through participatory spaces where the presence of mobile equipment or the collaborative whiteboard stands out, based on cloud whiteboard concept.

Thanks to the 'cloud board', Users access a web platform where they can interact and work in a participatory way both in person and remotely, that is to say, allows to strengthen the relationship between students and teachers both inside the center and outside of it.

The university of the future also houses laboratories that become mixed spaces where master classes are taught., experiments are developed and teamwork is encouraged. The mobile fume cupboard allows experiments to be carried out anywhere in the classroom and also, They improve visibility through the use of cameras that project the experiment being carried out on screens.

Smart and safe building

But the building will not only be smart inside but also outside., and Ikasi is going to develop efficient management of energy consumption. This objective is covered with automatic management directed by intelligent software that predicts the energy demand of the facilities depending on the weather conditions existing at all times and the building's occupancy data..

For this, An occupancy control system is integrated into the chair, composed of a sensor that is powered by a solar panel. The occupancy data feeds the manager, so that energy consumption is managed more efficiently.

Ikasi also guarantees the safety of people who work at the university through a dangerous gas detection system that blocks supplies. Besides, has intelligent access solutions for furniture and lockers that allow you to restrict access to sensitive and personal material.

Ultimately, It is about adapting educational centers to the needs that students have today in addition to guaranteeing comprehensive training focused on the demand of the labor market through flexible spaces., sustainable, efficient and highly technological.

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