COMPUTING SEMINAR
ABSTRACT
A Web University (WU) is a project based on the concept of a virtual university. The students and staff at the participating sites can communicate over the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and Internet network by using applications like email, World Wide Web (WWW), multicast videoconferencing and Video-on-Demand. The international ATM connections, JAMES ATM and TEN-34, have been provided by the European Commission since 1996.
The Web University started as a co-operative pilot project between CERN and Finnish universities. It concentrates on transferring the latest results of high-energy physics directly to universities. Physics researchers can update their knowledge by participating in CERN seminars and experiments from their own workstations over a real time network based on ATM and Internet technology. Teaching is interactive and it is in principle targeting researchers and postgraduate students, but some courses in physics and information technology have been additionally offered to undergraduate students.