• Student program "MVTec on Campus" celebrates its 5th anniversary • MVTec offers free software licenses to universities and students worldwide • On the occasion of the 5th anniversary, students can now also access the MVTec Academy

Munich, May 21, 2025 - MVTec Software GmbH (www.mvtec.com), one of the world's leading manufacturers of machine vision software, supports education and training in the field of machine vision. The MVTec on Campus program, which offers universities and students free access to MVTec software products for academic purposes, will celebrate its fifth anniversary in 2025. To mark the anniversary, the program will be enhanced with numerous new features and improvements. "Machine vision is an important area of automation. With the increasing shortage of skilled workers and competitiveness in manufacturing, the importance of this technology is growing. This is where we come in with the MVTec on Campus program by supporting future specialists already during their studies", explains Franziska Hartl, who is responsible for the "on Campus" program at MVTec.

New Developments in the MVTec on Campus Program
For the fifth anniversary of the program, students now have access to the low-code image processing software MVTec MERLIC in addition to MVTec HALCON. The software is known for its ease of use and comprehensive functionalities, such as state-of-the-art deep learning methods. Another new benefit is the access to the MVTec Academy as part of the "on Campus Program". The MVTec Academy is a digital learning platform that offers interactive online courses on MVTec products. In addition to basic training courses, the platform also offers in-depth content for several areas of machine vision. The anniversary is rounded off with an anniversary campaign that includes webinars for students to learn more about the use of MVTec software products.

About the Campus Program
Students benefit from the program by being able to attach a certificate from the on-campus program to their application documents for future employers. This enables them to demonstrate their qualifications in the field of automation. Since 2019, MVTec has been supporting students, lecturers, and universities through the "on Campus Program" by making its technologically leading and hardware-independent software available for academic purposes with free and discounted offers. The company has already distributed approximately 15,000 licenses to educators and students in over 40 countries. In other words, more than 120 faculties from a wide range of disciplines worldwide are actively using MVTec software products.


About MVTec Software GmbH
MVTec is a leading manufacturer of standard software for machine vision. MVTec products are used in a wide range of industries, such as semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, battery production, agriculture and food, as well as logistics. They enable applications like surface inspection, optical quality control, robot guidance, identification, measurement, classification, and more. By providing modern technologies such as 3D vision, deep learning, and embedded vision, software by MVTec also enables new automation solutions for the Industrial Internet of Things aka Industry 4.0. With locations in Germany, the USA, France, Benelux, China, and Taiwan, as well as an established network of international distributors, MVTec is represented in more than 35 countries worldwide. www.mvtec.com