We’re delighted to announce that WISEcon24 will be held at Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, 9-10 April!  

UNIwise als bevorzugter Anbieter für das Zweite juristische Staatsexamen in Baden-Württemberg angekündigt

UNIwise announced as preferred provider for Baden-Württemberg Second State Examination in Law.

Without proper end-point protection, participants’ computers are open to being infected by malware, and uploaded papers could be infected. This is why we have developed a malware scanning service for WISEflow.

There can be no doubt that AI will have a major impact on education, both for students and educators - ChatGPT is just the beginning. This is our company position on ChatGPT, our advice for educational institutions including a focus on ethical principles and best practices, and a discussion of how digital assessment can help.

UNIwise has add a new partner in our continuous ambition to improve security for WISEflow and our customers. We have partnered with GitHub, an Internet hosting service for software development and version control, to help protect users and prevent data leaks and fraud.

On 13 and 14 September, UNIwise held the second-ever WISEcon at the Science and Industry Museum, Manchester, bringing together people who are passionate about learning technology across all levels of HE and from across Europe. The event was a great success, and it was really good to be able to meet our colleagues and customers in person after so long.

Day one of WISEcon22 featured many interesting and insightful talks from a range of European speakers. We’ve rounded up the highlights here for you ahead of another busy day of all things digital.

UNIwise was invited to attend the German Bundesdekanekonferenz, which took place in June of this year. The common understanding of institutions in attendance was that the pandemic has accelerated the German education sector’s move towards a digital society.

Rasmus talks about why he supports the promotion of the D-Seal, how it can support the EU’s objectives, and why UNIwise wants to encourage a discussion on European standards in light of the AI Act.

The digitisation of German society, industry and education has been an ongoing discussion, with the pandemic highlighting areas for development, such as digital public services. During the crisis, funding of 100 million euros was provided for the rapid development of infrastructure and the expansion of digital education. However, there is also a wariness of digital economies.

UNIwise is happy to announce that we have achieved the D-seal certification for IT security and data ethics. The D-seal is an internationally renowned Danish labelling program which promotes the responsible use of data.

Our Campfire Session on 2 March, titled ‘Proctoring: Panacea or Problem?’, gave some interesting insights into the use of remote invigilation services, and the issues it can cause for students and institutions alike. 

UNIwise has opened an office in Hamburg to better enable us to support our growing roster of German customers. Over the past 18 months, we’ve grown substantially in Germany, and our success in the country has prompted us to start building a local office and team, who will be based in Kallmorgen Tower in Hamburg. 

What constitutes a good exam? Hanne Leth Andersen, Vice-Chancellor at Roskilde University, has a clear opinion: The recipe for a good exam consists of alignment between the teaching methods, the learning objectives, and the types of assessment.

Teaching in higher education has many positive sides – confronting students with their plagiarised essays and breach of academic integrity is not one of them.

An endless amount of important and private data flying around aimlessly, hopelessly and completely unprotected. Does this sound like your thoughts on cloud-hosting and cloud-based exam software?

To prevent cheating in exams is a crucial factor when we talk about exams. It has become especially important these recent years, as it has become common to use computers for written as well as oral exams.

Awareness of cheating in exams and especially of plagiarism is one of the key points in the assessment of exams in schools and universities around the world. So naturally, as providers of a digital exam and assessment software, we have pondered that exact question: how to prevent cheating and plagiarism in digital exams?

For universities, colleges and other educational institutions, exams are just about the most high-stakes activities of them all. Ensuring that the students’ exams and their information are handled with a high measure of security is a vital task.