Leading the Pathway to the Smart University with NFC Technology

Abstract

Technology disruption did not only affect the way how people live, by providing more choices for consumption and conveniences, but it also affected the business model, working procedure, production and services. As the consequences, it impacted the economic environment of every country, and increased international competition intensiveness. Every sector, i.e. government, private, industrial, as well as education sectors, were required to urgently develop, and increased their competitiveness by using technology. University needs to become a “smart university”, in order to accelerate the adoption of technological environment, in order to meet the expectations and requirements of their learners, instructors and personnel. The “Smart University” was a technological environment, in which students, teachers, personnel, facilities and resources of the university interacted with each other “naturally”, under the Ubiquitous Computing Ecosystem that connected through networks. Under this ecosystem, it allowed users to access the university’s network at anytime and anywhere from their mobile devices. This required the enhancement and involvement of both students and teachers, with an aim to enhance cooperation, and to achieve the same learning objective. A Near Field Communication (NFC) technology was another famous and widely used technology, in which the university should consider of using, in order to lead their way to be a smart university.