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Immersive XR

Whitehead Ross Education Selects ARuVR

Frank Furnari, CEO of ARuVRLondon (UK), February 2025 - ARuVR is thrilled to announce its collaboration with Whitehead Ross Education, a renowned provider of education and training services. Together, we are redefining how learners engage with their studies, leveraging state-of-the-art immersive XR technology to deliver impactful, practical, and engaging educational experiences.

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Report

GenAI Is Transforming Productivity in Higher Ed

Amsterdam (NL), February 2025 - a new GenAI report from global accrediting body AACSB International has found that business school deans express greater optimism about adopting GenAI at their institutions, while faculty remain more cautious. 

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What’s Next for 2025

Virtual College by Netex

Leeds (UK), January 2025 - Virtual College by Netex reflects on some of the standouts from the last year and shares its excitement for what’s to come in 2025.

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Career-Focused Education

PSG Announced Strategic Growth Investment in CourseKey

Boston, MA (USA), January 2025 - PSG, a leading growth equity firm that specializes in partnering with software and technology-enabled service companies to help navigate and capitalize on transformational growth, has announced a strategic growth investment in CourseKey, a student success platform purpose-built for vocational education. CourseKey joins PSG’s investments in Verity IQ and Campus Ivy, creating a unified, end-to-end technology suite for career-focused and vocational education providers.

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Teaching Old Birds New Tricks

Zebra Finches Defy Age-Related Learning Limits

Munich (GER), November 2024 - We all know the adage, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." As we age, our ability to learn new skills, like mastering a foreign language or picking up a musical instrument, seems to fade. The culprit? A decline in brain plasticity - the brain's capacity to rewire itself and adapt to new challenges. But what if we could rewind the clock on this age-related decline? A new study led by Daniela Vallentin at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence offers a tantalizing glimpse into this possibility.

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Community Feature

Intrepid Debuts New Community Feature to Amplify Collaborative Learning

Seattle, WA (USA) - Oct. 24, 2024 - Intrepid by VitalSource, a leading platform for cohort-based learning, is excited to announce the launch of its innovative Community feature - a powerful enhancement designed to elevate collaboration and engagement beyond a digital learning experience. This new feature provides learners with the ability to connect, share ideas in real time, and build lasting networks within online communities, supporting continuous learning and innovation across teams.

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OeAW and Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation

New Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence in Vienna

Mainz (GER), October 2024 - The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) is further expanding its focus on life sciences by opening an Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence (AI) based on €150 million funding from the German non-profit Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation (BIS). The new institute, called AITHYRA, will make revolutionary advances in biomedicine by developing AI-based research approaches.

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