Virtual Campus for Collaborative Design Education
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The rise of the Internet and the rapid development of long distance communication technologies have made easy for people all over the world to work together. Global information and communication technology platform allowed more people to collaborate, share knowledge and work flexible, efficient and with low costs. Based on the benefits and challenges of virtual teams, the paper debates some practical aspects in the case of the National Research Network for Integrated Product and Processes Engineering. Also, there are presented arguments, the proposed architecture and functionalities for building a virtual campus for collaborative design education.
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