The XRinVET project at the nationwide Educational Robotics and Technology Festival:

📢 The Directorate of Secondary Education of Pella, as co-organizer, presented the XRinVET project at the nationwide Educational Robotics and Technology Festival: Promoting Innovation 2025, which took place at the Giannitsa Cultural Center on March 5, 6 and 7, 2025. There, the first stage of the research was presented, which concerns the design of simulation scenarios in work environments of 3 specialties: nursing assistant, vehicle technician and electrical installation/electronic systems/network and IT applications technician. In collaboration with students, educators and market actors, the project consortium aspires to make Vocational Education and Training more relevant and attractive than ever, contributing to the formation of an educational model that combines technology with the needs of the modern labor market.

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Annual Demo Week Event for high school students

📣Between 3-7 February 2025 the Computer Science Department, University of Crete organized the annual Demo Week Event for high school students. Our Department was visited by 23 schools all over Crete, and more specifically, by over 800 high school students accompanied by approximately 40 of their teachers. They had the opportunity to attend presentations and demonstrations as well as to be informed about the activities of the XRinVET project.

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Kick-Off Meeting

The Kick-Off Meeting of the Erasmus+ KA2 Cooperation Partnership in Vocational Education and Training entitled “XRinVET Enhancing Digital Innovation (WEB 4.0) and Attractiveness of VET through Extended Reality (VR/AR) Training for better skills-match” took place online on 04 December 2024.

Partnership members:

1. University of Crete (GR)

2. Confederacion Espanola de Centros de Ensenanza Asociacion C.E.C.E. (ES)

3. Directorate of Secondary Education of Pella (GR)

4. Chambre de Commerce Belgo-Italienne ASBL (BE)

5. National Center for Scientific Research “DEMOKRITOS” (GR)

6. CODEARRAYS Ltd (CY)

The main objectives of the project are:

– to develop a set of Extended Reality Simulations (VR/AR) for professional training in specific upcoming professions.

– to design, pilot-test & evaluate a blended learning methodology as part of work-based learning and apprenticeship programmes in VET (Vocational Education and Training).

– to addresses the digital transformation, and modernization of VET curricula, according to the needs of the labour market, promoting at the same time innovation and increasing the attractiveness of VET.

Learn more about the project:

Website https://xrinvet.eu

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xrinvet/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/xrinvet/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@XRinVET

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