Facilities and Services
For Students At The Academy
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES AND SYSTEMS
Information Technology plays an important
role in the Academy. Throughout the
whole curriculum, subjects are supported
by or complimented with IT. To continually
develop the students, faculty and
the Academy, several partnerships
have been formed with leaders in the
technology and hospitality automation
industry.
IT
facilities available for the students:
- All students
and all lecturers are provided
with high-end laptops pre loaded
with the latest office software
and hospitality applications.
- The complete
campus is covered with a wireless
network as well as with high-speed
hard-wire connections. This includes
the student accommodation.
- Classrooms and
the Auditorium are equipped with
LCD projectors, Dolby surround
sound, a docking station for laptops,
digital camera, video and DVD
connections and a color printer.
- Computer classrooms
are equipped with the above plus
smart desktop ultra silent PC’s
with TFT flat screens that are
integrated in ergonomically designed
furniture and are equipped with
interactive projection screen.
- The instruction
kitchens are fitted with a digital
camera for web/broadcasting demonstrations
and a portable LCD projector for
presentations Silent Study Rooms
are designed to research electronic
resources. They are equipped with
ultra silent smart desktop PC’s,
scanners and CD writers.
- Multi Media Rooms
are equipped with PC’s configured
for video editing and advanced
web editing, color laser printers,
digital video camera and large
paper size printers.
- Digital senders
(high speed scanners that scan
to fax, e-mail or file) are available
around campus.
- Digital video
and photo cameras are available
to students and staff from the
library.
- Student and staff
have a personal e-mail address
and virtual fax and telephone
number that are accessible from
anywhere on the campus.
- Students, faculty
and staff have access to a 2MB
Pipe to Internet from anywhere
on the campus including the students’
dormitories.
- The students
are provided with a smart student
ID card that functions as a door
key, a library ID card and as
an electronic payment card.
- Food & Beverage
automation includes a networked
Point of Sales (POS) system with
touch screen terminals and handheld
POS, an automated procurement
system with inventory scanners
and recipe management systems.
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