Dear friends, colleagues, scientific and pedagogical staff, employees and students of the Ukrainian Engineering Pedagogics Academy!
We are pleased to announce that our Academy has won a grant for the implementation of a new international project “UEPA VR/AR Laboratory: Towards the Implementation of Immersive Technologies in Ukrainian Higher Education Institutions and Vocational Schools” from the Romanian Foundation Kronospan Foundation within the International Project Competition «skill.ED» issue 2023.
The competition was mainly dedicated to supporting general, vocational, and technical education, regardless of industry.
The Academy`s project to create a VR/AR laboratory is designed for one year, from January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2025, and is aimed at:
- creation of the VR/AR Laboratory in UEPA;
- introduction of immersive technologies in the training and retraining of VET teachers by developing a set of training modules and training fragments;
- training of trainers from among UEPA teachers and partner VET institutions;
- piloting among students of UEPA and students of partner VET institutions.
The VR/AR laboratory involves the creation of a unique innovative environment on the basis of specially prepared premises of the Ukrainian Engineering Pedagogics Academy, equipped with modern VR/AR devices for the development and presentation of VR/AR content, which expands the possibilities of studying technological processes, organizing virtual case studies by teachers and students.
The KRONOSPAN Foundation will finance the purchase of specialized equipment for the laboratory for a total of EUR 7.215.
The aim of the project is to create a modern educational platform for higher and vocational education, which will expand the research activities of the UEPA teachers, involve students, teachers, and students of vocational education institutions in this activity as part of professional development, cooperation, international interaction, and the development of new modern with VR/AR.
The key idea of the product is to develop a modern concept for supporting vocational education in Ukraine using immersive methods and virtual technologies, create a unique innovation laboratory with further training for teachers of vocational education institutions, training of applicants and students, educational and scientific events, and retraining of future professionals.
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