Who Uses OLAT? List of OLAT Installations

OLAT Main Installation: Universities of Zurich, Basel, Lucerne, PH St. Gallen and the Federal Institute of Technology

The main OLAT installation is located at the University of Zurich (maintained by the Multimedia & E-Learning Services of the University of Zurich) but used by more universities such as the University of Basel, the University of Bern, the University of Lucerne, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and in Lausanne. It is accessible via the "Swiss Login" AAI and therefore available for all AAI member institutions. Up and running since 1999 when OLAT 1.0 was installed.

• 15.5.2008: release 5.2.4 installed, 40'800 users, 900 authors and nearly 2000 published courses
• Between 400 and 700 users simultaneously online every day; the maximum is 1100 users
• Single-server environment for OLAT, MySQL and Wildfire IM Server. See server requirements for more technical information.

• University of Zurich OLAT Server

Bildungsportal Sachsen BPS

The BPS Bildungsportal Sachsen GmbH decided to use OLAT as their strategic future LMS. The BPS is a joint venture company financed by 10 universities in the state of Sachsen, Germany. Since BPS customized OLAT and built new features they renamed their product from OLAT to OPAL and promote their LMS under this name.

• Authentication done via Shibboleth infrastructure (Sachsen first and only German state using Shibboleth state-wide at all universities)
• Currently using the latest 5.2 release
• Nearly 20'000 registered users

BPS Bildungsportal Sachsen GmbH is one of the major contributors of the OLAT project.

• BPS OPAL/OLAT Server

University of Macerata – Italy

OLAT is the new central learning management system used by the University of Macerata for the “Intelligent Learning Environment” project. The installation is configured as follows:

• Installation of OLAT 6.0.4
• Instant Messaging / Jabber enabled

OLAT is managed by the university's Centre for e-Learning (CELFI) supporting all Faculties offering e-Learning courses. Planned extensions (phased implementation during the ILE – Project):

• Tagging and LSA Tool
• Integrated Blog
• E-Portfolio
• AI – Tutoring Subsystem
• Video Conferencing facility (OpenMeetings)

• University of Macerata OLAT Server

Hochschule Furtwangen University

OLAT is the central learning management system used by the Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences. It is promoted using the name FELIX (Furtwangen E-Learning and Information eXchange).

• Installation of OLAT 6.0
• Authentication via Shibboleth and customized auto-registration process linked to the central user directory of the university
• Extensions for special university Single Sign-on services
• Instant Messaging / Jabber enabled

OLAT is managed by the university's Informations- und Medienzentrum, Department for Learning Services.

• HS Furtwangen OLAT Server

Warmia and Mazury Vocational Education Centre in Olsztyn (Poland)

Warmia and Mazury Vocational Education Centre in Olsztyn is an educational organisation which deal with vocational courses in many areas such as: building construction, landscape architecture, surveying and many others. It provides also many driving license courses.

• Installation of OLAT 5.2.2
• Default language is Polish
• Instant Messaging / Openfire enabled

• Warmia and Mazury Vocational Education Centre OLAT Server

Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich

Evaluation of students of primary schools using the OLAT testing and evaluation tools. Status: Version 4.1.1 installed, 41'000 randomly generated evaluation accounts (regular OLAT users with access to evaluation courses).

• IT-Test OLAT Server

TechNet – IT & Network Support Services, Greece

TechNet specializes in developing, deploying and maintaining e-learning solutions and content, based on OLAT, under the name TechNet LMS while also offering commercial support. Our Services include (but are not restricted to): Customizing, Development, Support, Training & Content Production.

• OLAT 5.2.2 release installed
• Default language is Greek
• Currently Registered Users : 412
• Projected Registered Users : 1800 (by November 2008)

• Open Educational Institution, Athens OLAT Server
• TechNet OLAT Demo Server

iVee - Instituto Virtual de Ensino Estruturado (Brazil)

The iVee is not only running an OLAT installation in Brazil, it is also responsible for the OLAT translation into Brazilian Portuguese.

• iVee OLAT Server

Multicoisas Franquias Ltda. (Brazil)

Another OLAT installation in Brazil is run by the company Multicoisas Franquias Ltda. They currently have around 100 registered users but this number will grow to more than 600 in the future when more employees get more used to using OLAT. This company is a store franchise that sells home accessories and currently have 60 stores in all over Brazil. They plan to use OLAT to help the learning and training inside the company.

• Multicoisas OLAT Server

• Installation of OLAT 5.2.3
• Default language is Portuguese

mesimi.net, Kosova

Mesimi.net is an education plattform from Smart Bits GmbH (Switzerland, Kosovo). Smart Bits developed content for English, Project Management and ECDL. The courses are accessible for schools in Kosovo, the American University Kosovo (AUK) and private companies and institutions.

It is planned to rollout OLAT in all important education scenarios in Kosovo.

• Installation of OLAT 6
• Usage of english and albanien language
• Custom development to support remote login form
• Most content SCORM based
• Customized GUI

Customization and installation done by frentix GmbH

• Mesimi OLAT Server

Gartenbauschule LVG Heidelberg, Germany

The LVG Heidelberg is a school for horticulture in Germany.

• Installation of OLAT 6.0
• Instant Messaging / Jabber enabled
• Customized GUI

Customization and installation done by frentix GmbH.

• Gartenbauschule OLAT Server

Zentrum für Ausbildung im Gesundheitswesen Kanton Zürich (ZAG), Switzerland

The ZAG is a new Swiss school for health care.

• Installation of OLAT 6.0
• User authentication using the LDAP extension
• Customized code extensions
• Video streaming and Picturepark media management integration
• Intranet is managed using OLAT; intranet designed on the OLAT course system (permanently visible in the top navigation unlike regular OLAT courses)
• Instant Messaging / Jabber enabled
• Customized GUI

Hosting, installation, customization and extension development done by frentix GmbH.

• ZAG OLAT Server

Hochschule für Soziale Arbeit Zürich HSSAZ, Switzerland

The HSSAZ is one of the eight Universities of Applied Sciences in Zurich and specializing in social work education.

• Installation of OLAT 4.0.1 standard version
• Instant Messaging / Jabber enabled
• Integrated additional non-OLAT component project agenda; a straightforward project-planning tool

Hosting, customization and installation of OLAT by imachine projekt ag.

• HSSAZ OLAT Server

University of Zurich IRC (Accounting and Controlling)

Decentralized installation for the accounting and controlling institute of the University of Zurich. Fork of early OLAT version, individual GUI implementation

• IRC OLAT Server

Academia Bohemica

The Academia Bohemica is a new internet university with the target to provide good university education for unprivileged people. Courses in philosophy and history are now in preparation.

• OLAT 4.1 release installed
• Default language is Czech
• Some courses accessible with guest account

• Academia Bohemica OLAT Server

Frentix E-Learning Server

The frentix GmbH offers commercial services such as ASP, hosting, customizing, development, support, and training for the LMS OLAT. The learn.frentix.com server is used by frentix for OLAT training courses and hosts courses from frentix customers.

Currently the version 6.0 is installed.

• frentix OLAT Server

Swiss Federal Strategy Unit for Information Technology FSUIT

The HERMES project management method is used to manage, develop and execute projects in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). It has been developed by the federal administration in 1975 and has since then underwent extensive revisions in 1986 and 1995. HERMES is not just used by the federal administration as open standard but is also at the disposal of cantons, educational institutions and business enterprises. HERMES has become a significant success as regards numerous ICT projects and serves as a common guideline for service providers and service procurers, in particular for project purchasers, project managers and project employees.

OLAT is used to train the HERMES project management method. Currently the version 5.0 is installed.

Installation, customization and extension development done by frentix GmbH.

• HERMES E-Learning OLAT Server

KTSI: Höhere Fachschule (HF) für Technik

The KTSI is a technical school in Basel, Switzerland.

In 2006 students evaluated and tested OLAT. The positive result of that project convinced the school board to push OLAT as their e-learning platform. In January 2007 OLAT went live and is very successful according to the school director.

• KTSI E-Learning OLAT Server

Top Originators, USA

The goal of Top Originators is to introduce their customers to the profitable world of loan origination. For online training purposes the company is using a customized and extended version of OLAT.

• Based on OLAT 3.2.1
• Addition of a certification course element
• Addition of a search course element
• GUI customization

Installation, customization and extension development done by Agile Studios, USA.

• Top Originators OLAT Server

Alta scuola pedagogica dei Grigoni, Switzerland

Since spring 2007 the Pädagogische Hochschule Graubünden offers an OLAT server running on the latest 5.1.3 release.

Realized and implemented by the ICT-Atelier in Chur.

• PHGR OLAT Server

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