January 27, 2023

Bodyswaps and Meta Immersive Learning Grant Enables 106 Institutions to Provide Soft Skills Training in VR

B Bodyswaps, in collaboration with Meta Immersive Learning, has announced their final list of top global training institutions to participate in their Immersive Learning Pilot Program. According to news reports, 106 colleges and universities around the world will receive virtual reality hardware and software, as well as three months of unlimited access to the Bodyswaps soft skills learning library. Meta will contribute hardware in the form of Meta Quest 2 VR headsets.

The programme aims to increase access to immersive learning technologies in education while also assisting students in developing the soft skills required to compete and stand out in a global job market.

…the grant will also serve as the foundation for a research project led by Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, which will use data gathered from students and faculty to demonstrate the potential impact of metaverse technologies in education...

According to insiders, the grantees will have access to a variety of courses, including modules on diversity and inclusion, public speaking, and employability training, to help their students develop soft skills that may have been hampered by the pandemic.

The grant will also serve as the foundation for a research project led by Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, which will use data gathered from students and faculty to demonstrate the potential impact of metaverse technologies in education.

In an address to the media, Christophe Mallet, CEO and Co-Founder of Bodyswaps, emphasised the company's mission to improve education for traditionally underserved populations: "Immersive technologies have the potential to significantly improve education for traditionally underserved populations. This is the largest grant of its kind, and it will demonstrate the impact of VR learning at scale, paving the way for a more human-centered and egalitarian future for education."

Through the latest initiative, Bodyswaps and Meta Immersive Learning are demonstrating the possibilities for learning in the metaverse to institutions that would not have had access otherwise.

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