As part of the LiTec company presentation day 2017, the handover of 4 fingerprint scanners sets from the company ekey biometric systems GmbH to the school management took place to promote the use of the latest technology in practical lessons.

With around 1900 students, the Linz Technikum, which specializes in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics and information technology, is an important source of young technicians for companies in the Upper Austria region.

LiTec is also the first port of call for the Linz-based company ekey biometric systems GmbH when young technical talent is needed. Thanks to this good relationship, biometrics has now also made its way into the “access systems” topic included in the curriculum.

Fingerprint scanners in particular are already standard not only for smartphones and tablets, but are also increasingly in demand for access control and building automation.

Principal Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Norbert Ramaseder sees this topic also for the LiTec as the best possible preparation for the future world of work and attaches great importance to an education at the cutting edge of technology through close cooperation between school and industry.

ekey fingerprint scanners are now a fixed part of the curriculum

As part of the annual company presentation day, ekey therefore provided 4 fingerprint scanners worth € 6,700, which were set up in the laboratory for the electrical engineering classes and are now available for use in practical lessons, projects and final theses.

The students at the Linz Technical Center now have the opportunity to experience the latest technology first-hand: Installation, application or even testing, everything is possible. Also the integration into own developments – which becomes especially interesting for higher classes of information technology and mechatronics.