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ECIU XR Campus Opening - new virtual reality environment for learning

20.9.2021 9.30–10.30
LanguageEnglish
Entrance feeFree of charge
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Welcome to follow the stream from virtual reality! ECIU University will open the ECIU University XR Campus. In the opening ceremonies, you can meet for example avatars of Tampere University President Mari Walls, EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel and Professor Henri Pirkkalainen.

ECIU XR Campus is ECIU University in virtual reality. It is an environment which can be accessed from anywhere and anytime to be fully immersed into interaction and co-creation together with others. ECIU XR Campus provides instant collaboration opportunities for the ECIU University community throughout Europe. Tampere University has led the development work together with XR Studio Zoan.  

Follow the opening here: https://www.eciu.org/news/be-part-of-it-eu-commissioner-mariya-gabriel-will-open-the-eciu-university-xr-campus  

ECIU University will change the way of delivering higher education by its ground-breaking and innovative education model. ECIU University is formed by 12 European universities known for their entrepreneurial mindset and their willingness to give back to the society. Together learners, alumni, teachers, researchers, enterprises, NGOs, public stakeholders and citizens solve wicked multi-disciplinary challenges in the spirit of continuous learning. The aim is to transform traditional degree-based education into challenge-based. The XR Campus will be a tool for working with stakeholders and challenge-based education, together with colleagues from all over Europe. This pilot shows that the future of European collaboration in higher education is all about connecting our campuses and their communities.

Further information

Director Juha Eskelinen, juha.eskelinen@tuni.fi, +358400607548