Medical University of Russia SZGMU named after I.I. Mechnikov digitalized the educational process using TrueConf video link

2023: Digitalizing the learning process with TrueConf Business

A I.I. Mechnikov Northwestern State Medical University platform was introduced in, TrueConf Enterprise which made it possible to create "more private "cloud video conferencings remote than 5 thousand employees and students for interaction. Closed workshops and public webinars, educational video lectures and seminars, online meetings on scientific activities, training courses and other video meetings are held on the platform. This was announced on May 15, 2023 by the company. TrueConf

NWSMU named after I.I. Mechnikov - the oldest educational medical institution Russia located in. The St. Petersburg university structure includes 6 faculties, 3 institutes and 84 departments, where more than 4.5 thousand students and 1.5 thousand residents study. More than 450 specialists are engaged in scientific activities, and more than 30 thousand doctors pass advanced training courses annually. The university unites 5 research laboratories and 2 research institutes.

The university is engaged in joint scientific developments with universities and research institutes of Russia and other countries, medical institutions and pharmaceutical companies. A large number of organizations interacting with the university on an ongoing basis, and their geographical remoteness, required a reliable tool for remote communication and collaboration. The need for this was due to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, which required the transfer of training and workflows to a safe remote mode.

For the first time technologies , TrueConf was are tested at the University. I.I. Mechnikov, when Russian AEROSPACE FORCES the developer launched support measures for educational institutions in connection with COVID-19. The launch testing and systems video conference in difficult quarantine conditions made it possible to establish remote communication between university employees, students and representatives of other organizations.

Later, the TrueConf Enterprise VKS system was introduced in the institution, with the help of which an autonomous "cloud" of video conferencing was launched, which combined all the structures of the university - academic buildings, scientific laboratories, medical institutions, as well as working and personal devices of students and employees. This has become the main one for the further development of the digital approach, which includes interactive teaching methods, a flexible schedule of classes for students, access to programs for the exchange of experience with colleagues from other educational institutions - including foreign ones.

TrueConf video communication allows you to maintain full communication between employees and students, unite subscribers regardless of their location, conduct large-scale internal and external videoconferences and online events, as well as connect telephony subscribers, SIP/H.323 terminals and third-party VKS systems to them. On the TrueConf platform, a full-fledged training process is underway, employee workshops, scientific events in hybrid and online formats are held.

The main communication tools when using TrueConf VKS are group videoconferencing for working meetings and distance learning (including in the specialized Video Lecture mode intended for education), and webinars to which external users can connect. During the lockdown periods, the number of conferences held exceeded 6 thousand sessions per year, with a decrease in the increase in the incidence and mitigation of quarantine measures, this number decreased - for working and academic purposes, over 1.5 thousand video conferences are held annually.

Along with video communication, a corporate messenger is used, integrated into client applications for all platforms - Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. Also, to expand the possibilities of remote interaction, collaboration tools are used - showing the screen, showing presentations, recording video conferencing and much more.

TrueConf Enterprise is integrated with Active Directory, which reduces the burden on VKS administration. Integration allows you to centrally manage contacts, distinguish the rights to access information within the university and synchronize them on all connected servers, save user account data, and much more.

As part of the expansion of the TrueConf VKS network, the university's technical equipment necessary for video conferencing was modernized, classrooms and meeting rooms were equipped with computers, audio and video devices. Participation in conferences is possible both in hybrid and in fully remote formats - from meeting rooms and from workplaces, on business trips or from home thanks to the presence of client applications for all platforms for PCs and mobile devices.

The TrueConf Enterprise VKS platform was deployed on university equipment and operates within the corporate network, which meets the requirements of the 152-FZ, according to which the transfer and storage of media users is carried out on servers in Russia without transferring abroad. Access to information is fully regulated by the SZMMU named after I.I. Mechnikov: TrueConf Enterprise operates on a secure communication protocol and is not subject to the risks of sanctions and blocking by foreign providers and service providers.