Ensuring Academic and Industry Excellence
The Advisory Board of GRACE brings together experts from academia, industry, research institutions, and policy-making bodies to provide strategic guidance on the academic and professional development of the programme. Their insights ensure that GRACE remains aligned with emerging trends, industry needs, and advancements in gamified reality applications.
The board meets regularly to provide perspectives on curriculum development, programme strategy, and quality assurance, helping to maintain the programme’s relevance and high standards. Their input strengthens the connection between education, research, and industry, ensuring that GRACE graduates are well-prepared for the professional landscape.
Advisory Board Members
The Advisory Board is composed of representatives from leading organisations and institutions across Europe and beyond. Their involvement reflects the strong ties GRACE has with the academic and professional world.
Academic Partners from European University Alliance E³UDRES²
These institutions are part of the European University Alliance E³UDRES² and contribute to GRACE in terms of quality assurance, academic collaboration, and programme development:
- Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal (www.ips.pt)
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UC Leuven, Belgium (www.ucll.be)
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UC Limburg, Belgium (www.ucll.be)
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Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences, Finland (www.jamk.fi)
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Hochschule Fulda – University of Applied Sciences, Germany (www.hs-fulda.de)
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Universitatea Politehnica Timișoara, Romania (www.upt.ro)
Academic Partners outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA)
These institutions, based outside the EU, play a role in expanding the global academic network of GRACE and supporting programme development through collaboration:
- École Nationale Supérieure d’Informatique et d’Analyse des Systèmes (ENSIAS), Morocco (ensias.um5.ac.ma)
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil (www.ufpe.br)
- Bohdan Khmelnytskyy National University at Cherkasy (BKNUC), Ukraine (cdu.edu.ua)
- Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Brazil (international.uff.br)
- University of Minnesota, USA (twin-cities.umn.edu)
- Uniao Brasileira de Educacao e Assistencia Associacao: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil (www.pucrs.br)
- National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management (NITHM), India (www.nithm.ac.in)
- Yayasan Perguruan Tinggi Kristen Petra, Indonesia (www.petra.ac.id)
- University of Shkodra “Luigj Gurakuqi”, Albania (unishk.edu.al)
- UBT – Higher Education Institution, Kosovo (ubt-uni.net)
Organisations & Associations
- International Virtual Reality and Healthcare Association (IVRHA), USA (ivrha.org)
- Riga TechGirls, Latvia (rigatechgirls.com)
- XR4Europe, Belgium (xr4europe.eu)
- XRVienna – Interdisciplinary Network for Digital Art & New Media, Austria (xrvienna.at)
- Stichting DUTCH, Netherlands (dutch.technology)
Companies & Research Institutions
- Mindconsole GmbH, Austria (mindconsole.net)
- Fluxguide Ausstellungssysteme GmbH, Austria (fluxguide.com)
- Artivive GmbH, Austria (artivive.com)
- Ars Electronica Linz GmbH & Co KG, Austria (ars.electronica.art)
- SIA Exonicus R&D, Latvia (exonicus.com)
- SIA Overly Creator, Latvia (overlyapp.com)
- SIA Birgermind, Latvia (birgermind.com)
- Riga Stradiņš University, Latvia (rsu.lv)
- Renewd, Netherlands (renewd.com)
- Sopra Steria, Netherlands (soprasteria.com)