Facial ID Used in Chinese Universities to Deter Absenteeism
Henan University of Technology in Henan province and Minjiang University in Fujian province have set up a facial recognition systems to monitor student absence rates and prevent students from having classmates register for them.
According to the China Internet Information Center, the system registered a 100% student attendance rate after it was set up in classrooms at Henan University of Technology's School of Journalism and Communications. Li Hongguang, the professor at the school who decided to adopt the system, said it was set up for two voice-training classes in the morning.