Group video chat - best option?

Dear Skype team
I work at a university, and the discipline would run a online-based program next year.
The students would be all areas - mostly in Australia but some may be located overseas.
We are expecting more than 20 students, and they would need to join the live video session at the same time.
Looking at your website, the maximum number of participants at the same time is 10. Is there any way for more participants to join?
Thank you for your prompt response.
Regards

Because one-on-one chat works correctly for you, it is possible that you, and / or one of the participants you were trying to connect with, do not have enough bandwidth to support best multi-party video. All participants must meet all the requirements, so all of you who are having problems should consider all of the following suggestions:
If any of you are using wireless connections to the internet, connecting via ethernet instead might help.
Also, check Making a group video call (Mac).
You can check the actual speed available to you by using Speedtest.net. Do not have any other internet connected apps (like email, etc.) connected while you do the test.
If you have not restarted your entire system for a long time, shutting down everything and then restarting your modem, router, wireless access point (if it is a separate device), and computer sometimes helps improve communication speed. Let every device complete its power-on self-test before restarting the next device in turn.
If the problem continues after you restart your system, Skype's comprehensive support system should best be able to help you use their product with your system.
You can also search or post for help with your problem in Skype's dedicated Skype Discussions for Mac. The Skype users who post there may have already solved the same problem.
If nothing else works, you can sign in and ask for email help directly from Skype's Technical Support people.
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