Ecosystem
Consortium
Coordinated by the University of Bologna, UPRAISE brings together a consortium of 26 partners — including 9 Higher Education Institutions, 8 industry players, and 9 hubs, RTOs and VET organisations — along with 7 associated partners from 11 European countries.
This diverse and complementary partnership fosters cross-border collaboration and enables a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to advanced digital skills development, education and innovation
Partners
Associated partners
European countries involved
HEIs
University of Bologna
University of Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (UNIBO) is one of Italy’s largest and most active universities in research and innovation, with a multi-campus structure, 31 Departments, 5 Schools, around 94,000 students and over 6,200 staff. It offers a broad and international educational portfolio, including 252 Degree programmes, 79 taught in English, and 48 PhD programmes.
UNIBO is highly competitive in European and national research funding, with strong participation and coordination roles in Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, and 11 Departments of Excellence. The university is also strongly engaged in innovation and technology transfer, with extensive industry collaborations, joint laboratories, spin-offs, start-ups, and a solid patent portfolio.
Embedded in local innovation ecosystems and active in major European academic networks, UNIBO is committed to SDGs, ethics, diversity, and research integrity, and consistently ranks among the top universities nationally and internationally.
The Virtual and Augmented Reality Laboratory (VARLab) at the University of Bologna is a multidisciplinary research and teaching lab focused on virtual, augmented, and mixed reality integrated with Artificial Intelligence. Active across the Bologna and Rimini campuses, VARLab collaborates nationally and internationally and is supported by national and European research funding. The lab publishes in leading journals and contributes regularly to major venues such as IEEE VR, IEEE ISMAR, and VRST. Its research spans XR technologies, human-centered immersive systems, intelligent virtual environments, adaptive experiences, and data-driven interaction, while also supporting student projects and distributed immersive and metaverse initiatives.
University of Bergamo
University of Bergamo
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (UNIBO) is one of Italy’s largest and most active universities in research and innovation, with a multi-campus structure, 31 Departments, 5 Schools, around 94,000 students and over 6,200 staff. It offers a broad and international educational portfolio, including 252 Degree programmes, 79 taught in English, and 48 PhD programmes.
UNIBO is highly competitive in European and national research funding, with strong participation and coordination roles in Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, and 11 Departments of Excellence. The university is also strongly engaged in innovation and technology transfer, with extensive industry collaborations, joint laboratories, spin-offs, start-ups, and a solid patent portfolio.
Embedded in local innovation ecosystems and active in major European academic networks, UNIBO is committed to SDGs, ethics, diversity, and research integrity, and consistently ranks among the top universities nationally and internationally.
The Virtual and Augmented Reality Laboratory (VARLab) at the University of Bologna is a multidisciplinary research and teaching lab focused on virtual, augmented, and mixed reality integrated with Artificial Intelligence. Active across the Bologna and Rimini campuses, VARLab collaborates nationally and internationally and is supported by national and European research funding. The lab publishes in leading journals and contributes regularly to major venues such as IEEE VR, IEEE ISMAR, and VRST. Its research spans XR technologies, human-centered immersive systems, intelligent virtual environments, adaptive experiences, and data-driven interaction, while also supporting student projects and distributed immersive and metaverse initiatives.
Companies
University of Bologna
University of Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (UNIBO) is one of Italy’s largest and most active universities in research and innovation, with a multi-campus structure, 31 Departments, 5 Schools, around 94,000 students and over 6,200 staff. It offers a broad and international educational portfolio, including 252 Degree programmes, 79 taught in English, and 48 PhD programmes.
UNIBO is highly competitive in European and national research funding, with strong participation and coordination roles in Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, and 11 Departments of Excellence. The university is also strongly engaged in innovation and technology transfer, with extensive industry collaborations, joint laboratories, spin-offs, start-ups, and a solid patent portfolio.
Embedded in local innovation ecosystems and active in major European academic networks, UNIBO is committed to SDGs, ethics, diversity, and research integrity, and consistently ranks among the top universities nationally and internationally.
The Virtual and Augmented Reality Laboratory (VARLab) at the University of Bologna is a multidisciplinary research and teaching lab focused on virtual, augmented, and mixed reality integrated with Artificial Intelligence. Active across the Bologna and Rimini campuses, VARLab collaborates nationally and internationally and is supported by national and European research funding. The lab publishes in leading journals and contributes regularly to major venues such as IEEE VR, IEEE ISMAR, and VRST. Its research spans XR technologies, human-centered immersive systems, intelligent virtual environments, adaptive experiences, and data-driven interaction, while also supporting student projects and distributed immersive and metaverse initiatives.
University of Bergamo
University of Bergamo
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (UNIBO) is one of Italy’s largest and most active universities in research and innovation, with a multi-campus structure, 31 Departments, 5 Schools, around 94,000 students and over 6,200 staff. It offers a broad and international educational portfolio, including 252 Degree programmes, 79 taught in English, and 48 PhD programmes.
UNIBO is highly competitive in European and national research funding, with strong participation and coordination roles in Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, and 11 Departments of Excellence. The university is also strongly engaged in innovation and technology transfer, with extensive industry collaborations, joint laboratories, spin-offs, start-ups, and a solid patent portfolio.
Embedded in local innovation ecosystems and active in major European academic networks, UNIBO is committed to SDGs, ethics, diversity, and research integrity, and consistently ranks among the top universities nationally and internationally.
The Virtual and Augmented Reality Laboratory (VARLab) at the University of Bologna is a multidisciplinary research and teaching lab focused on virtual, augmented, and mixed reality integrated with Artificial Intelligence. Active across the Bologna and Rimini campuses, VARLab collaborates nationally and internationally and is supported by national and European research funding. The lab publishes in leading journals and contributes regularly to major venues such as IEEE VR, IEEE ISMAR, and VRST. Its research spans XR technologies, human-centered immersive systems, intelligent virtual environments, adaptive experiences, and data-driven interaction, while also supporting student projects and distributed immersive and metaverse initiatives.
HUBs, RTO & VET Organizations
University of Bologna
University of Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (UNIBO) is one of Italy’s largest and most active universities in research and innovation, with a multi-campus structure, 31 Departments, 5 Schools, around 94,000 students and over 6,200 staff. It offers a broad and international educational portfolio, including 252 Degree programmes, 79 taught in English, and 48 PhD programmes.
UNIBO is highly competitive in European and national research funding, with strong participation and coordination roles in Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, and 11 Departments of Excellence. The university is also strongly engaged in innovation and technology transfer, with extensive industry collaborations, joint laboratories, spin-offs, start-ups, and a solid patent portfolio.
Embedded in local innovation ecosystems and active in major European academic networks, UNIBO is committed to SDGs, ethics, diversity, and research integrity, and consistently ranks among the top universities nationally and internationally.
The Virtual and Augmented Reality Laboratory (VARLab) at the University of Bologna is a multidisciplinary research and teaching lab focused on virtual, augmented, and mixed reality integrated with Artificial Intelligence. Active across the Bologna and Rimini campuses, VARLab collaborates nationally and internationally and is supported by national and European research funding. The lab publishes in leading journals and contributes regularly to major venues such as IEEE VR, IEEE ISMAR, and VRST. Its research spans XR technologies, human-centered immersive systems, intelligent virtual environments, adaptive experiences, and data-driven interaction, while also supporting student projects and distributed immersive and metaverse initiatives.
University of Bergamo
University of Bergamo
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (UNIBO) is one of Italy’s largest and most active universities in research and innovation, with a multi-campus structure, 31 Departments, 5 Schools, around 94,000 students and over 6,200 staff. It offers a broad and international educational portfolio, including 252 Degree programmes, 79 taught in English, and 48 PhD programmes.
UNIBO is highly competitive in European and national research funding, with strong participation and coordination roles in Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, and 11 Departments of Excellence. The university is also strongly engaged in innovation and technology transfer, with extensive industry collaborations, joint laboratories, spin-offs, start-ups, and a solid patent portfolio.
Embedded in local innovation ecosystems and active in major European academic networks, UNIBO is committed to SDGs, ethics, diversity, and research integrity, and consistently ranks among the top universities nationally and internationally.
The Virtual and Augmented Reality Laboratory (VARLab) at the University of Bologna is a multidisciplinary research and teaching lab focused on virtual, augmented, and mixed reality integrated with Artificial Intelligence. Active across the Bologna and Rimini campuses, VARLab collaborates nationally and internationally and is supported by national and European research funding. The lab publishes in leading journals and contributes regularly to major venues such as IEEE VR, IEEE ISMAR, and VRST. Its research spans XR technologies, human-centered immersive systems, intelligent virtual environments, adaptive experiences, and data-driven interaction, while also supporting student projects and distributed immersive and metaverse initiatives.