CPUT’s live video streaming wins international award
WINNING TEAM: Student Development Officer for Student Media, Derek Stocken and Web Office Head Lovemore Nalube streaming live video footage of a graduation ceremony
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Without it thousands of people around the world would miss seeing their classmates and loved ones graduate.
Now CPUT’s highly successful live streaming project has another feather in its cap having scooped the prestigious Gold Quill Award from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).
The Gold Quill Awards program recognizes business communication excellence globally and is acknowledged as one of the most prestigious awards programs in the industry.
CPUT’s live streaming has already been recognized locally as the leader in its field from the Marketing, Advancement and Communication in Education program (MACE).
It’s not hard to see why considering the live video streaming project attracted over 15 000 viewers during the recent graduation ceremonies.
The IABC award will be presented at an Excellence Gala, to be held in June in San Francisco.
“It’s great to receive an international reward for this project especially since this type of service is still in its infancy in South Africa due to a constrained broadband environment,” says Student Affairs Student Development Officer Derek Stocken.
“The Student Affairs Student Media team handle the video transmission from the venue while the website integration and streaming server management is handled by the Web Office. A great partnership with the CTS Networks division has ensured that the streaming goes smoothly with minimal impact to the network.”
Head of the Web Office Lovemore Nalube says the award puts CPUT on par with the best in the world.
Contact Derek (stockend@cput.ac.za) to get your CPUT event, conference, workshop or seminar streamed for free.
Written by Kwanele Butana
Email: butanak@cput.ac.za
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