Imec is the world’s leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technology. The combination of their pioneering role in microchip technology and their software and ICT expertise makes them unique. Imec has a unique infrastructure and a local and international ecosystem of partners in various sectors. Imec is a pioneer in innovation within application domains such as healthcare, smart cities and mobility, logistics and Industry 4.0, energy and education.

Imec is a trusted partner of companies, start-ups and universities, bringing together nearly 3,500 top scientists from more than 75 countries. You can find the headquarter of imec Leuven, they have R&D groups spread across a number of Flemish universities, in the Netherlands, Taiwan, the US, China, and offices in India and Japan. In 2016, imec’s operating income amounted to 496 million euros.

IMEC SMART EDUCATION

Imec is active within several application domains such as the smart education vertical. The smart education program focuses on the efficient use of educational technologies. It encompasses the development and testing of smart technologies (sensors, algorithms, adaptive learning platforms, etc.) that facilitate interaction and collaboration in the learning process and lay the foundation of tailor-made learning solutions. In today’s knowledge society, such solutions are crucial to optimize the acquisition of knowledge and skills – in a way that is tailored to individual learning characteristics. Itec, our research group is active within this application domain since April 18th in 2017.

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