Task:

Goethe University Frankfurt is one of the largest universities in Germany with around 50,000 students and 5,000 employees. The aim of the project was to refurbish the media technology in the PEG and PA buildings on the Westend campus.

The focus was on

• 64 fully networked rooms for hybrid teaching, meetings and events.

• The expansion of the Senate Hall as a central event space.

• An intuitive, future-proof solution that is easy to use and supports teaching and event operations.

Despite the large scope of the project, implementation had to be completed in just five weeks without disrupting academic operations.

Solution:

BFE was responsible for the complete integration of the media technology - from M+W planning to installation and commissioning.

• Modern seminar and meeting rooms: HDMI and USB-C interfaces enable simple presentations, while PTZ cameras and ceiling microphones support hybrid working and video conferencing.

• The Senate Room: A high-resolution LED wall, sound technology and PTZ cameras create the ideal infrastructure for events and web conferences.

• Centralised control: All rooms are operated centrally via 10-inch touch panels - intuitively and without any technical effort.

• Customised media furniture: The customised Senate table from BFE integrates the AV technology unobtrusively and functionally.

The use of AV-over-IP signal routing and a Dante audio network ensures reliable and latency-free media transmission.

Highlights:

• Complete modernisation of 64 rooms for flexible teaching and meeting formats.

• LED wall in the Senate Hall for high-resolution image reproduction.

• Intuitive operation thanks to centralised control via touch panels.

• Flexible connectivity for presentations and media broadcasts.

• Completed on time in just five weeks.

Equipment details:

• 64 rooms, including

  • 38 seminar and video conference rooms

  • 19 meeting rooms

  • 1 senate hall

  • 6 media technology centres

• Media furniture: Customised Senate table from BFE

• Signal technology: HDMI and USB-C connections, AV-over-IP

• Control: 10-inch touch panels

• Audio: Dante audio network, ceiling microphones, public address systems

• Video technology: PTZ cameras and LED wall

Technology:

• Image reproduction devices: Panasonic and Sony displays and projectors from Panasonic, LED wall from Unilumin

• Image recording systems: MediaSide

• Control system: Crestron, QSC

• Signal routing: Crestron, Lighttware

• Cameras: QSC and Panasonic

• Audio: Shure, QSC

• Sound reinforcement: PanBeam loudspeakers

• Video conferencing: Cisco

• Playback systems: Wolfvision

• Furniture: Senate table from BFE

• AV switches: Extreme Networks

• Dante switches: Netgear

• Screens: Atrium

• USB switch: Extron

The collaboration:

‘Goethe University Frankfurt and the University Computer Centre refurbish existing buildings every year. With these investments, the GU wants to continue to be one of the leading teaching institutions in Germany.

In many of these projects, Goethe University has been working together with BFE Medien und Studio on a basis of trust for many years. [...]

Goethe University can rely on BFE Medien und Systeme because the projects are often very time-critical and require a high degree of professionalism and flexibility.’

Goethe University Frankfurt