Universities are scaling AI-driven immersive learning: UNC Greensboro opened a Google-funded cybersecurity clinic that pairs students with AI and VR mentors to defend small businesses, while INSEAD and AVRIS Technologies unveiled expansive VR and AI simulations to teach leadership, negotiation and crisis response in business curricula. Both initiatives marry technical training with soft-skill development using intelligent virtual agents and scenario-driven role play. Administrators tout improved engagement and real-world readiness; faculty point to the potential for scaling experiential learning across languages and geographies. For deans and provosts, these pilots signal a shift in pedagogy and investment priorities: immersive, AI-enabled simulations are emerging as a strategic lever to boost career readiness, extend faculty reach and modernize executive and professional education.
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