新加坡南洋理工大學與微軟合作，改變教育的未來
新加坡南洋理工大學與微軟合作，在該校的智能校園通過創新和技術塑造教育的未來。
爲了在疫情期間發展壯大，新加坡南洋理工大學采取了數字優先戰略技術，例如 Microsoft 365 和 Microsoft Teams Phone，將自身轉變爲防疫模式，並在新環境中取得成功。
截至2022年1月，南洋理工大學已成功將超過2600個固定電話號碼轉換到Microsoft Teams Phone系統。有了雲電話系統，通話變得更加豐富和協作，因爲南洋理工大學的員工可以通過他們所有的聯網設備撥打和接收業務號碼的電話，同時使用他們用來聊天和主持視頻會議。除了爲大學節省成本外，員工們還保持了生産力，因爲他們還可以無縫地在多個設備（包括筆記本電腦、個人電腦、平板電腦和移動電話）之間傳輸他們的電話。
這種基于雲電話系統是在2019年采用的，當時南大推出了Microsoft 365，其中包括Microsoft Teams Phone，實現了混合學習和遠程工作。在2020年第一季度疫情最嚴重的時候，向Microsoft 365的轉型使該大學在一周內成功地將每周1000多堂線下課程轉變爲面向3萬名學生的線上學習。
新加坡南洋理工大學行政副校長陳愛娜表示：“創新一直是南洋理工大學的核心。與微軟合作進行數字化轉型，標志著我們致力于創新，促進最大效率，促進可持續發展，並通過增強學習和生活體驗改善我們的學生和員工的生活的一個重要裏程碑。”
爲200公頃的校園供電技術方面發揮著關鍵作用，其中包括一個數字實驗的生活實驗室，從運行自動電動巴士到測試新加坡領空的無人機。這是南大新加坡分校2025年願景的一部分，旨在爲其智能校園配備雲優先技術和靈活的基礎設施。在疫情，南洋理工大學適應了適應、恢複和重新構想其未來，與微軟合作，創造和維持一個在校內和校外培養靈活性和創新的環境。
微軟新加坡公共部門集團董事Lum Seow Khun表示：“爲了我們的未來，在教育領域培養一種持續學習的文化是我們緊跟全球教育變化的關鍵。像新加坡南洋理工大學這樣的大學正在朝著正確的方向邁進，它們加快數字化學習的雄心，緊跟變革，轉變原有的教育系統。”
除了 Microsoft Teams Phone 和 Microsoft 365 之外，新加坡南洋理工大學還計劃推出 Microsoft Azure 的新型雲學生管理系統，以及其他正在進行的利用聊天機器人和人工智能等技術的舉措。新加坡南洋理工大學首席信息官Alvin Ong說：“有了像微軟這樣的合作夥伴，我們有信心實現新加坡南洋理工大學2025願景。”
原文：
Transforming the future of education in partnership with Microsoft
NTU Singapore has partnered with Microsoft to shape the future of education through innovation and technology at the University’s Smart Campus.
To grow and thrive amid the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, NTU Singapore has adopted a digital-first strategy and technologies such as Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams Phone, to transform itself into a pandemic-proof organizational model and succeed in this new environment.
As of January 2022, NTU has successfully converted over 2,600 fixed phone numbers to the Microsoft Teams Phone system. With the cloud-based phone system, calls become richer and more collaborative, as NTU employees can make and receive calls on their business number from all their internet-enabled devices, while using the same tool they use to chat and host video meetings. In addition to cost savings for the University, employees remain productive, as they can also seamlessly transfer their calls across multiple devices, including laptops, PCs, tablets and mobile phones.
The cloud-based phone system was adopted in 2019, when NTU rolled out Microsoft 365, which includes Microsoft Teams Phone, enabling hybrid learning and remote work. At the height of the pandemic in the first quarter of 2020, the transformation to Microsoft 365 enabled the University to successfully shift within one week from more than 1,000 in-person lessons weekly to online learning for 30,000 students.
Ms Tan Aik Na, Senior Vice President for Administration at NTU Singapore said, “Innovation has always been core to the University’s DNA. This digital transformation in partnership with Microsoft marks a significant milestone in our commitment to embrace a culture of innovation, promote maximum efficiency, foster sustainability and improving the lives of our students and employees through empowered learning and living experiences.”
Technology plays a key role in powering the 200-hectare campus, which includes a living lab of digital experiments – from running an autonomous electric bus to testing drones for Singapore’s airspace. This forms part of NTU Singapore’s 2025 vision in equipping its Smart Campus with cloud-first technology and agile infrastructure. As the University adapted to respond, recover and reimagine its future during the pandemic, NTU Singapore partnered with Microsoft to create and sustain an environment that fosters flexibility and innovation on and off-campus.
“Fostering a culture of continuous learning in the education sector for our future is key as we keep pace with global changes that shape our education sector in Singapore. Universities like NTU Singapore are stepping in the right direction as they accelerate their digital learning ambitions, embrace change, transform our education system and ensure the readiness of our future workforce,” said Lum Seow Khun, Director, Public Sector Group, Microsoft Singapore.
Beyond Microsoft Teams Phone and Microsoft 365, NTU Singapore plans to roll out its new cloud-based student management system built on Microsoft Azure, among other ongoing initiatives to leverage technologies like chat bots and AI. “With a partner like Microsoft, we are confident of achieving our ambitious agenda in our NTU Singapore 2025 vision,” said Alvin Ong, Chief Information Officer at NTU Singapore.