July 21, 2006
No Shortage of Asian and European RFID Study Programs
While there may be a shortage of RFID study programs at North American schools, more colleges and universities are starting to use RFID-based contactless systems for a variety of checkout uses, including libraries. However, Andy Williams of Contactless News says that Asian and European schools are ahead in implementing on-campus RFID, as well as teaching it.
Andy's article focuses on the HTW Chur, in Switerland, which has a contactless campus card system. They also offer a surprising number of courses related to contactless, cashless payment systems: "six degree and three postgraduate courses, two Executive Masters of Business Administration" and several training courses. Three RFID-based Swiss companies are involved in the project, including LEGIC Identsystems AG.
As I've said previously, this is the kind of involvement schools need from the RFID industry, as well as skilled instructors, for both theory and applied science. LEGIC Identsystems are approaching campuses in the US as well, and hopefully other RFID-related manufacturers as well as schools will follow along. As far as I'm concerned, the need for applied courses is going to initially outweigh the need for theory courses, as practical experience will be crucial to new RFID implementation projects.
[Note: Contactless News' articles are sometimes unavailable without a paid subscription after 60 days from publication.]
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