Video Conferencing in NUS
In NUS, video conferencing is used to enhance teaching, learning, research and industrial collaboration

Usage of the video conferencing is prominent in the following situations:

Specialist lectures
NUS is able to receive specialist lectures form distinguished speakers overseas through video conferencing. At the same time, NUS staff have also participated in seminars overseas while at NUS.

Distance learning and coursework delivery
Video conferencing is used in programmes like the NUS Singapore – MIT Alliance (SMA), CMIT Technopreneurship Programme, Cornell-NUS Executive Programme, Harvard-NUS Master in Public Policy Programme and Stanford-NUS Business Executive Programme. Other notable distance learning programmes using video conferencing are John Hopkins and NUH in the Oncology Videoconference Series; academic discussions between Logistic Institute-Asia Pacific (NUS) and Georgia Institute of Technology; and more recently the study of Comparative Environmental Law by professors at NUS and at Pace University School of Law, New York.

Good video conferencing techniques and expertise will ensure that the quality of distance learning programmes are sustainable and generate more interaction between the lecturers and students even at different physical settings.

Meetings, presentations and collaborations
Video conferencing is used in meetings between research collaborators for consultation and monitoring of progress on a periodic basis. There has also been usage of video conferencing in other areas such as board meeting, MOU discussion, PhD Oral exams, Joint Projects planning and Administrative Consultation.

CIT is further able to conduct video conferencing sessions around the campus, on locations with ISDN or OP lines, e.g. University Cultural Centre Theatre. This is possible with a portable codec (coder-decoder).

In future development, Lecture Theatre 27 and 25 are expected to be equipped for video conferencing sessions come July 2002. LT 11 will be ready by July 2003.