12 and 13 September 2022 – Kick-off meeting of the project Think XR was held in Slovenske Konjice. The project is co-financed by the Norway Grants under the programme Education, Scholarships, Apprenticeship and Youth Entrepreneurship.
The main goal of the project with the full title Establishing new education modules in the field of augmented and virtual reality is the establishment of innovative practices in the introduction of new educational programmes in the field of virtual or augmented reality.
At the meeting representatives of the project promoter School Center Slovenske Konjice – Zreče and project partners Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana, University of Primorska, Technology Park Ljubljana Ltd, HASHNET Ltd, Unior Jsc and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology presented their role in the project and the importance of XR technology (augmented and mixed realities) for future education, the economy and the labour market. The participants also visited the facilities of the project partner Unior Jsc.
The representative of the Programme Operator in her opening speech emphasized the role of the Norway Grants and bilateral cooperation, which is also reflected in the project Think XR in the effective cooperation of Slovenian and Norwegian experts.