VR for STEM education in schools
Virion took center stage during the IV Free Culture Conference hosted by Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), presenting its newly released White Book to an engaged audience of educators, researchers, and technologists. Represented by researchers Dav ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBK3ydLhyYU The magazine Magisterio, one of the most prestigious publications in the education sector with a strong presence in Spain and Latin America, has interviewed Ricardo Roncero and Victoria Mora, members ...
Today, our colleagues from URJC, researchers Marina Santín and David García Marín, were invited to Onda Cero, one of Spain’s most prominent radio stations, to talk about the VIRION project. In an interview with renowned host Agustín Bravo, th ...
The integration of Virtual Reality (VR) into STEM education is opening new possibilities for immersive and interactive learning. Over the past three years, the VIRION project has explored the potential of VR in classrooms across Europe, aiming to en ...
On February 13th, VIRION’s team members and partners from Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, HafenCity Universität, LUT University, Tsar Simeon Veliki Secondary School, and Premium Cine gathered at the HCU headquarters in Hamburg to review and finalize th ...
Our team at Tsar Simeon Veliki Secondary School, in Vidin (Bulgaria), will share with educators our experience on using Virtual Reality as a teaching tool for STEM subjects in a conference taking place next December 7. Our team member Tsvetanka ...
This past Tuesday, 12th November, the VIRION participated in the Madrid Science and Innovation Week, an event organized by the Community of Madrid through the madri+d Foundation for Knowledge. This annual event is dedicated to scientific disseminatio ...
Our team recently spoke with the Spanish news agency Servimedia to share insights about the VIRION project and its innovative use of Virtual Reality (VR) to improve STEM education for students aged 14 to 16. The article highlighted the project's obje ...
Our team from HafenCity University (Germany) will participate in Smart City Expo World Congress, taking place from November 5 to 7 in Barcelona (Spain). Held since 2011, every year Smart City Expo World Congress brings together leaders from ...
Today, we participated in the "Semana de la Cultura" event organized by Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. It was a fantastic opportunity to share the VIRION project with trainee teachers and educators, introducing them to how Virtual Reality can transform ...
Our team from Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC, Spain) has contributed to the book Educommunication and Social Transformation with a chapter focused on VIRION project. The book, which features contributions from numerous researchers and edtech expe ...
We continue working with teachers and students to test the VIRION Virtual Reality (VR) applications in real classroom environments. These sessions are an important part of the project, allowing us to evaluate how the tools perform in practice and how ...
This week, we continued testing the Virion VR applications with teachers and students from IES Margarita Salas and IES La Arboleda, two schools participating in the project. These sessions are an important step in understanding how Virtual Reality ca ...
In the coming weeks, HafenCity Universität Hamburg will begin piloting our four STEM applications in collaboration with teachers and students at Stadtteilschule Lohbrügge (Hamburg), Gymnasium Leopoldinum (Detmold), and Goethe-Schule - Gymnasium der ...
After developing and adapting the software to meet the educational needs of STEM subjects, the project has entered its next phase—testing with teachers and students. This week, LUT University launched the piloting sessions at Lyseo High School, K ...
Last Friday, we had the chance to test the teaching materials developed by the VIRION project with colleagues from LUMA-keskus Suomi and Päijät-Hämeen LUMA-keskus. The session provided valuable insights into how Virtual Reality can be used as a teach ...
We are excited to begin testing the VIRION VR software, starting in Spain. This marks the beginning of a key phase in the project, where students and teachers will explore how this technology supports learning in STEM subjects. Over the course of the ...
Our participation in the III Jornadas de Cultura Libre, held at the Fuenlabrada Campus of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, is now available to watch. In our presentation, we provided a detailed explanation of the VIRION project, outlining its ob ...
This week, we attended the 'Universities and Enterprises in UE Projects' networking meeting, hosted by CEIM Madrid in collaboration with the Community of Madrid. The event brought together representatives from universities and enterprises, emphasizin ...
The Virion team participated in the "Jornadas de seguimiento de Asociaciones para la cooperación de la convocatoria Erasmus+ 2022", a significant event bringing together over 200 institutions involved in Erasmus+ projects. Held at the Universitat Pol ...
On April 15, members of the VIRION project consortium met in Madrid for a collaborative session, taking advantage of their participation in the Face-to-Face Training event. Representatives from Rey Juan Carlos University, HafenCity Universität ...
We are excited to have participated in the III Jornadas de Cultura Libre, held at the Fuenlabrada Campus of the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. During the event, attendees had the exclusive opportunity to try the prototype of our Mathematics application ...
This week we had the honour of hosting Miia Vanhainen, a prominent member of the Finnish team of VIRION, at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Madrid). It has been an unique opportunity to personally share project details and strengthen ties betw ...
The VR content production company Premium VR has officially begun implementing the four virtual reality modules that will be used to test this cutting-edge technology in classrooms. This marks a major milestone in the VIRION project’s mission to inno ...
We are pleased to announce that the VIRION project will be presented at the X International Congress on Research in Communication and Digital Information, which will be held online on November 29 and 30, 2023. The presentation, titled "VIRION Project ...
The news programs of Onda Madrid, the public radio station of the Madrid region in Spain, have featured the Virion research project. The coverage includes statements from David García, a member of the project representing URJC, who remarked: "Partici ...
Today, the Spanish newspaper Magisterio (www.magisnet.com), known for its focus on education, published an article about the VIRION project.Under the headline “The European Commission Seeks to Improve PISA Results Through the Use of Virtual Reality,” ...
The VIRION project has officially launched with its kick-off meeting in Madrid. During this event, the five consortium members—Rey Juan Carlos University (Spain), HafenCity University Hamburg (Germany), Tsar Simeon Veliki Secondary School (Bulgaria), ...