Hall technology drives collaboration at Istanbul University

Aselgrup y Hall Technologies have partnered to equip 38 classrooms with solutions that make them ideal for hybrid learning. EMCEE200 equipment connected to a projector has been installed in these rooms. Epson.

To provide students and teachers of the Istanbul University a hybrid learning environment, Hall Technologies y Aselgrup They faced the challenge of combining old world style with current technology .

Founded in 1453, This is one of the oldest in the world. Currently, has more than 69.000 undergraduate students, postgraduate and doctoral degrees studying various academic disciplines. The main entrance door, with a style reminiscent of Moorish architecture, has been standing for more than 150 years, with an influence from the Roman and early Byzantine empires.

The building of Biological Sciences houses seven apartments located in more than 27.000 square meters of space. This required a technological update to provide connectivity to its classrooms., for both in-person and distance learning scenarios. It houses seven deans, along with hundreds of its academic teams and university students.

The challenge was to update the building and classrooms with a fully automated solution that could control the content, audio and video without depending on DSP mixers or video processors.

With the vision of a connected classroom, Aselgrup and Hall Technologies equipped the 38 building classrooms with product EMCEE200 Hall connected to an Epson projector. Seventeen of the classrooms were also connected with camera systems so students could learn remotely.

The EMCEE200 is a multi-window switching device primarily used to tile images on a PC., the teacher's laptop and classroom cameras. It is hosted through its functions picture-in-picture y picture-over-picture. Teachers use stage microphones Shure and wireless lapel microphones that connect to the EMCEE200 to live stream teacher presentations with seamless audio and video.

Its functionality to manage the challenges inherent to video conferencing, the collaboration, conferences and remote learning scenarios, as well as live streaming for YouTube platforms, Facebook and OBS, They made it the best option for this educational center in Türkiye.

Multiview presentation switcher processes up to four 4K@60 video sources with zero latency and an integrated dual MIC mixer. Not only can you record the teacher's presentation to an external storage device, but also offers USB3.0 4K capture for live streaming without the need for additional hardware.

This solution ensures that teachers, students and guests enjoy control, the audio and video needed to maximize everyone's learning experience.