💭 ‘Drones overall will be more impactful than I think people recognize, in positive ways to help society.’ 💭
– Bill Gates
💼 On the 11th of October 2024, Emphasys participated in the Kick-off meeting of the Erasmus+ KA2 VET project: ‘DRONES360 – Fostering Innovation and Better Skills Match with The Green and Digital Sectors Through the Integration of Emerging Technologies (Drones, VR, AR) in VET’.
👉 The DRONES360 project aims to promote digital transformation, innovation, and attractiveness within the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. The focus is on enhancing the readiness, adaptability, and confidence of VET trainers to integrate drone and XR technologies💻 in the ♻️ green sector. By equipping students with new transversal skills, the project seeks to better align their competencies with labour market demands and prepare a workforce capable of addressing societal challenges, such as climate change mitigation and adaptation. 👈
💯 During the meeting, the project Overview was presented, along with the activities for each Work Package, along with Dissemination, Quality Assurance and Management/Administration procedures. Deadlines for the initial tasks were set and the partners are ready to start working!
🙏 A big thank you to our coordinator IOS-PIB (Poland), as well as to our other partners Politeknika Ikastegia Txorierri (Spain), Urban Research and Education UG (Germany), Atlantis Engineering S.A. (Greece), European Digital Learning Network ETS (Italy), DIMITRA Education & Consulting SA (Greece) and DRONE EXPRESS Małgorzata Dobrzyńska (Poland) for their excellent collaboration!