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We are happy to consider applicants with expertise and interests relevant to EdMedia,  https://www.cyens.org.cy/en-gb/research/research-groups/interactive-media-and-education/ How to apply? Please see:  https://www.cyens.org.cy/en-gb/vacancies/rise-coe-internship-programs/

Is the COVID-19 pandemic changing the ed-tech industry forever?Online Webinar, 13:30 – 14:30, Thursday 21 st May Summary:Kinems is a breakthrough interactive learning gaming platform supporting Whole Child Approach with learning andkinetic analytics that transforms general and special education by bringing movement-based learning, academicdevelopment via multiple modalities, precise individualization and […]

The EIT Climate-KIC Young Innovators 2020 Cyprus aims to support secondary and high school students to develop their 21st-century skills and competencies related to climate innovation, under the umbrella of the PBL pedagogy. Among other competencies, the project promotes systems thinking and analysis, critical thinking, creative problem-solving and entrepreneurship. The […]

The Cyprus Interaction Lab and RISE CoE are happy to announce its participation in a successful COST Action proposal titled on Promoting Gender Balance in Informatic. Women are underrepresented in Informatics (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computing, ICT) at all levels, while increasing female representation in the field is a grand challenge for academics, policymakers, and society as a whole. […]

Deadline: 14 June. 2020 Positions: 2 Location: Research Centre on Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies, Nicosia, Cyprus Type: A one-year employment contract with an option to renew based on performance, includes a very attractive remuneration package according to qualifications and experience Preferred Employment Start Date: Between September 2020 – December 2020 The Research Centre […]

“Within the next 10 years, many millions of people will be … wearing relatively unobtrusive … devices that offer an immersive and high-resolution view of a visually augmented world” (Perlin 2016: 85). This is the ‘human-machine era’, a time when our senses are not just supplemented by handheld mobile devices, […]

Dr. Andri Ioannou (Associate Professor, Director of the Cyprus Interaction Lab & Coordinator of the EdMedia MRG) was invited at the 3rd meeting of the Erasmus+ KA2 project ASKFOOD, which took place on April 14th-16th 2020, at the Cyprus University of Technology.  During the project meeting, Dr. Ioannou delivered a […]

On Wednesday and Thursday, February 12-13th 2020, the project kick-off meeting took place at the Center of Research and Interdisciplinary (CRI), in Paris, France.  The meeting was hosted by the central EIT Climate-KIC Young Innovators 2020 team. Our core team from Cyprus participated in the two – days training meeting […]

From January 27th until March 4th 2020, RISE’s EdMEdia group (http://www.rise.org.cy/engb/research/research-groups/interactive-media-and-education/) and the Cyprus Interaction Lab (https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com/) worked with more than 140 high school students in Cyprus to enable innovative learning experiences in Physics lessons. The students engaged in an inquiry using a VR simulation, with a mission to answer […]

The kickoff meeting of the ERASMUS+ project FeSTEM (Female Empowerment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in Higher Education) took place with great success on January 30-31, at the Cyprus University of Technology. FeSTEM, which is funded by the European Commission, is composed of five partners in five countries (Cyprus, […]