The AVVP project (Audiovisual Systems and Video Platform) was designed to create centrally hosted resources that can be used jointly by all universities in Lower Saxony. The need for such shared infrastructure became particularly evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, as did the necessity of providing the technical means required for its implementation. Unlike other proposals submitted to the “Innovation in Higher Education Teaching” foundation, this project did not focus on didactic or operational issues, but rather on concrete extensions and further development of the software components involved — specifically for use in regular university teaching.
Measures implemented
The expertise of ELAN e.V. was especially crucial in setting up the centrally hosted video platform within the “Academic Cloud.” ELAN e.V. was commissioned to deploy the necessary platforms for participating universities in coordination with GWDG and to advise the institutions on designing and configuring their systems.
