European Education Connectivity Solution
(EECS)
Jun-16-09
The European Education Connectivity Solution (EECS) project will be researched and
developed by a consortium which consists of three European SMEs and three Academic
Research Centres. The main aim of the project is to develop a prototype campus card
management system that will serve the unique needs and requirements of European Higher
Education Institutions. This prototype system will provide a secure, standardised campus card
system that will overcome the current barriers to expansion of the campus card market and
support academic mobility within Europe.
The creation of a standardised campus card system will facilitate secure access to a range of
campus services. It will also provide academic mobility by allowing Higher Education institutions
to share information using a common identification card that will act as a student’s “electronic
key” and will enable access to a student’s records on secure databases.
A standardised campus card will enable more efficient electronic exchange of data amongst
H.E. Institutions with the technology of the new millennium. In Europe many Higher Education
institutions operate campus card systems in order to facilitate access to services for students,
academics and visitors: point of sale, library access, access to classrooms/residences,
printing/photocopying, etc. However, these systems operate in isolation on a stand-alone basis,
providing no interoperability with other H.E. Institutions card systems due to the lack of system
standards.
The main aim of the EECS project is to provide standards, mobility and interoperability
throughout the European campuses. The overall project, which will involve several phases of
development, will be delivered through a partnership of H.E. Institutions and Campus Card
Vendors across Europe.
http://www.eecscard.eu/index.php
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