E-LEARNING | CloudSwyft, DepEd, universities for education computing
The transition to a remote or hybrid learning modality becomes a necessity for both students and teachers today
CloudSwyft Global Systems, a global EdTech company founded in the Philippines, has partnered with universities to provide seamless education computing and to meet demands of hybrid learning in a post-COVID world.
The company said its cost-effective, end-to-end virtual labs platform solution that is being used by top universities around the world is the “de-facto solution and educational technology partner of choice in the Philippine education sector.”
Top-tier partners include the Department of Education (DepEd) and the country’s top universities including De La Salle University-Dasmarinas, San Beda College, Miriam College, Enderun Colleges, Philippine State College of Aeronautics (PhilSCA), Tarlac State University (TSU), STI Education Group, Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP), and Southville International School and Colleges (SISC).
New partner institutions with pilot deployments of the platform are Mapua University, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB), and Ateneo de Zamboanga University.
“Over the last two years, the transformation of educational institutions in terms of scale, delivery, methodology, and experience is more critical than ever from previous decades. Hence, we are leading the shift to this new category of education computing. Learners have more options to complete their programs than just having the traditional classroom experience, and the mission of CloudSwyft is to help accelerate that shift through our cloud-based solution,” said Dann Angelo De Guzman, CloudSwyft Founder and CEO.
The transition to a remote or hybrid learning modality becomes a necessity for both students and teachers today, he added.
“CloudSwyft aims to help education institutions globally in this transformational journey of learning anywhere, anytime, on any device through the use of the company’s customized and proprietary virtual labs technology. These tools are tailored to meet every instructor or educators’ needs. It runs without the limitation of hardware specs, especially when learning any subject requires a certain set of applications or software tools for practice-based hands-on learning,” said Prince Billy Datu, CloudSwyft VP of Sales.
The platform automates and digitally transforms a university’s computer laboratory facility. The company offers a cloud-based subscription model as an “economical, efficient, and on-demand” solution, which is provided as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model or a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) model based on university requirements.
“In the Philippines where infrastructure is continuously developing, having many students on mobile devices versus using very expensive laptops and desktops is still a relatively new necessity. It [The platform] enables users to experience close to what they can get from physical labs on campus, which is definitely a game-changer. CloudSwyft helps bridge that hardware and capex gap via our easy-to-use, access-anywhere, cost-effective, and scalable virtual labs that are available 24/7 to students studying at home,” said De Guzman.
Over the last three years, the company has strengthened its focus on transforming the Philippine education sector and has partnered with education groups such as the Philippine Society of Information Technology Educators and Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities.
CloudSwyft’s virtual labs platform solution for education aligns with existing Business and STEM course curriculums across all faculty departments. These include Computer Science, Engineering, Architecture, Business Statistics, Multimedia Design, Industrial Design, Information Technology and Hospitality Management.
Global customers include: UNITAR International University in Malaysia; Bina Nusantara University, BINUS Center, Universitas Multimedia Nusantara and Universitas Terbuka in Indonesia; Republic Polytechnic, Lithan Academy and NTUC Learning Hub in Singapore; Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry (AITI) in Brunei; Whizhack IIT-Jodhpur in India; GO1 in Australia; FutureLearn in the UK; and top universities in Europe and Latin America.
The homegrown company said its team of Filipino technology talents “want to make a difference” in the local education sector by promoting the adoption of the platform.
“Top hyperscalers and cloud providers such as Microsoft, AWS, GCP, and IBM Cloud recognize that the platform and solution we have built is a strong offering critical to their education landscape efforts. As a provider of a platform that drives their cloud verticals, it makes us a preference and the de-facto standard solution towards educational technology transformation,” said De Guzman.