Practical Aspects of Integrating Virtual and Augmented Reality Technologies in Higher Education

The paper aims to facilitate the implementation of virtual and augmented reality technologies in higher education across the globe. It reports the results from the VRinHE transnational project, which aims to strengthen the introduction of VR/AR technologies in higher education. Universities from five different countries - Bulgaria, Latvia, Greece, Cyprus, and Austria have joined forces to apply these technologies to higher education. The paper describes three key aspects of the project: a literature review, which identifies good practices for using Virtual and Augmented Reality in the world, and systematically presents the results so that institutions can integrate Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in the educational process. The authors provide practical methods to integrate innovative technologies in education and showcase practical applications that successfully enhance the immersive learning experience. The presented projects results illustrate the capability of modern approaches to implement these technologies, strengthening the capacity of educational institutions to integrate virtual and augmented reality in teaching and learning.