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Reykjavik University goes “key-free”
New multi-technology smart cards for 4000 students
Reykjavik University (RU) is a vibrant international university located at the heart Iceland’s capital city. It’s the country’s largest private university and focuses on research, excellence in teaching, entrepreneurship, technology development and co-operation with the active business community.
About three years ago the university decided to build a larger, more modern first-rate facility to accommodate its five degree courses. To make the new building a success, the university’s technical manager Ellert Igni Hardarson worked closely with Securitas Iceland who, together with the building consultant Eirikur K. Torbjornsson, designed a solution to fit the university’s vision to have an almost “key-free” building. This was not only to increase the convenience and security for students and staff but also to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
After much research, the university decided to adopt the iCLASSR technology from HID Global, using both multi-technology cards and readers. This was considered a cost-effective and convenient choice as it made migration to smart cards simple. The overall system that is now installed extends the boundaries of access control and has also seamlessly integrated lighting, electrics and room allocation control.
Ellert says: “We are trying not only to provide a secure and high-tech facility for our students and staff but also to be green and conscious of our environment around us. Such integrated solutions help us to learn about how rooms and areas within the university are used, allowing us to become ever more intelligent and efficient.”
Multi-technology smart cards provide about 4000 students with access to all the university buildings and by students uploading a photograph to the university’s intranet, their card will be issued to them on their very first day with all their details and photo already printed on it.
More information: www.hidglobal.com
One Response to “Reykjavik University goes “key-free””
ecoadmin says:
Ellert explains: “We really would like to see the use of smart cards adopted even beyond the boundaries of the university making the advantages of multi-application ID cards available to everyone.”