MTS and BelSU launch training using VR technologies

2024: Launch of an educational VR project

PJSC MTS"," a digital ecosystem, Belgorod State National Research University (BelSU) and on April 5, 2024 announced the launch of educational VR a project to study and use virtual reality technologies in various social spheres. The program is implemented on the basis software developed by the resident of the Lab incubation program 5G from,. MTS StartUp Hub startup Varwin

MTS provided an opportunity to its resident MTS StartUp Hub, Varwin, within the framework of mutually beneficial cooperation, to work out its own solutions on the basis of educational programs of BelSU.

The MTS ecosystem, together with a Varwin resident and in partnership with the National Research University of BelSU, launched an educational program to study and use virtual reality technologies in various social spheres - within the framework of the Digital Departments project. The virtual reality platform will launch immersive projects for technical disciplines, as well as for the humanities and natural sciences. This will allow students and teachers to develop 3D/VR projects to solve significant social problems in various areas - environmental security and cybersecurity, urban improvement, scientific research, cultural and entertainment activities.

MTS and NIU BelSU are implementing one of the innovative projects in the field of higher education in our region. This was made possible by our active work with startups. MTS not only supports monetary developers, but is also ready to help all available resources: from grants to assistance with concluding partnerships with leading external players and reaching potential customers. We are interested in supporting small technology companies and talented young teams. I am sure that VR projects created within the walls of Belgorod State University will be able to make a significant contribution to the development of the digital economy of our region and in practical terms will help make the life of its residents more comfortable and safe. In turn, we are ready to develop and introduce innovative technologies into the educational and other socially significant spheres of life of the Belgorod region, "said Guzel Galeeva, director of MTS in the Belgorod region.

We see powerful potential for the application of VR technologies in the educational process of the university. We are preparing to launch our own VR laboratory, where teams consisting of university researchers, students and graduate students will work with virtual worlds. Students will be able not only to master the extremely relevant basic principles of programming and working with virtual worlds, but also to develop a professional portfolio in the process of training, which means that they can get an additional advantage in employment in the best companies in the region and the country, - said the rector of Belgorod State University Evgenia Karlovskaya.

We are very glad that BelSU joined the team of Russian universities introducing VR tools into educational processes. The educational platform Varwin Education develops among students - IT competitions based on low-code-. programming When trained on it, even novice specialists will be able to create and manage interactive 3D/VR worlds in almost any field of business, science or culture. Among the striking examples is the use of a VR-simulator in forensic science to detect, fix and seize traces of a crime or the creation of bright virtual art objects by students of humanitarian specialties, "said Sergey Gostevskikh, CEO of Varwin.