ZIBS officially launched its Metaverse Campus! Scholars, business leaders and experts from the world gathered to celebrate and witness this great success.
“Universities are being confronted with new problems and opportunities. Zhejiang University hopes to investigate the creation of the Metaverse Campus using cutting-edge technology, bringing a series of immersive technologies represented by virtual reality into the higher education classroom, enhancing the authenticity and interactivity of students’ learning processes and promoting higher education and teaching quality to new heights.” — Vice President of Zhejiang University, HE Lianzhen.
The study of metaverse applications is experiencing a resurgence of interest all across the world.
“There is a new flurry of interest in metaverse application research all across the world.” Higher education institutions must be visionary, seize opportunities, and embrace the metaverse with a positive and open attitude.
From the standpoint of the system platform, teaching organization, or learning resources, enabling education to shift to intelligence, interactive interconnection, and virtual simulation, and providing immersive and realistic experiences to students will undoubtedly help higher education under the influence of the pandemic seize new opportunities and cultivate excellent talents that meet the needs of the times will undoubtedly help higher education seize new opportunities and cultivate excellent talents that meet the needs of the times will undoubtedly help higher education seize new opportunities and cultivate excellent talents that meet the needs of the times — Professor HAN Seung-soo, President of the 56th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
“The ZIBS Metaverse Campus is a tribute to Zhejiang University’s 125th anniversary, which is a significant milestone for us.” ZIBS, which opened its doors in 2018 in the heart of the Yangtze River Delta region, is well endowed with a world-class ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship, particularly in the digital economy. We’ve always strived to ‘Connect the World, Shape the Future’ by focusing on the five “I” principles.
Innovative, International, Interdisciplinary, Inclusive, and Integrative, in order to create a world-class global business school for the future. A thousand-mile trip begins with a single step! A thousand-kilometer journey begins with the first step. We look forward to your continued support and collaboration as we work to integrate the physical and metaverse worlds and define our shared future!” — Dean of ZIBS, BEN Shenglin.
The deans of the world’s top business schools have voiced their excitement for ZIBS’s exploration in the Metaverse
Deans from the world’s top business schools expressed their concern and excitement for ZIBS’ cutting-edge research in the Metaverse. Given the new opportunities and problems resulting from today’s globalization, these fresh endeavors in the field of business education are highly relevant and worth investigating.
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