{"id":4309,"date":"2025-12-16T15:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/?p=4309"},"modified":"2026-03-16T17:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:11:53","slug":"ljubljana-meeting-sharpens-vr4empathys-next-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/el\/2025\/12\/16\/ljubljana-meeting-sharpens-vr4empathys-next-phase\/","title":{"rendered":"Ljubljana meeting sharpens VR4Empathy\u2019s next phase!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-5-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">The 4th transnational meeting of VR4Empathy helped the partnership align its work for the months ahead, with a strong focus on classroom uptake and the practical steps needed to bring the project\u2019s VR resources closer to teachers, schools and students!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This meeting took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 26 and 27 November 2025, hosted by the University of Ljubljana. The meeting brought together 12 participants, including representatives of all partner organisations and the project\u2019s external evaluator, for 2 days of coordination, planning and review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"621\" data-id=\"4286\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251126_103359-1024x621.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251126_103359-1024x621.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251126_103359-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251126_103359-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251126_103359-1536x932.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251126_103359-2048x1243.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" data-id=\"4291\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20251126_121526-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20251126_121526-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20251126_121526-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20251126_121526-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20251126_121526-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20251126_121526-2048x1542.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" data-id=\"4296\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20251127_090720-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20251127_090720-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20251127_090720-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20251127_090720-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20251127_090720-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20251127_090720-2048x1542.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting was full of dynamic discussions aimed at pushing the project forward. Partners took stock of the progress made on the VR resources, including the final videos and lesson plans, and mapped out the next steps. A big focus was on ensuring the project\u2019s growth and sustainability \u2013 from expanding the XR Education network and engaging key stakeholders, to ramping up social media efforts and planning upcoming events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key outcomes included confirming the final steps for the educational resources and setting the stage for the pilot phase in schools. Partners worked on refining how to monitor quality and collect meaningful evidence, while solidifying the foundation of the XR Education network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking ahead, the next steps are clear.  Piloting in schools will kick off in January 2026, while work on the sustainability strategy, the XR Education network, and upcoming networking events will continue in parallel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discover our journey and resources on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/vr4empathy\">Linkedin\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61566864735364\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0pages!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 4th transnational meeting of VR4Empathy helped the partnership align its work for the months ahead, with a strong focus on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-partners-meetings-el"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":46,"label":"Partners\u2019 meetings"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251127_155347-1024x768.jpg",1024,768,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"admin_virtualr","author_link":"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/el\/author\/admin_virtualr\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":46,"name":"Partners\u2019 meetings","slug":"partners-meetings-el","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":46,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":46,"category_count":3,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Partners\u2019 meetings","category_nicename":"partners-meetings-el","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4309"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4318,"href":"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4309\/revisions\/4318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}