Our Consortium
The team behind VR4BEES
Meet the Partners
The VR4BEES consortium unites experts from technology, education, and environmental science to promote bee awareness through immersive learning. Novatex Solutions (Cyprus), as project coordinator, leads the development of innovative VR tools using 360° video and smart-agriculture technologies. Bluezona (Italy) contributes scientific knowledge on bees and ecosystems, ensuring content accuracy. ECECT (Cyprus), a non-profit organization, focuses on educational impact by designing curricula and teacher training, while delivering content through its e-learning platform.
Meet the Consortium
Novatex Solutions
Novatex Solutions is a tech company based in Cyprus, specializing in IoT, smart agriculture, and education. In the VR4BEES project, Novatex coordinates all activities and leads the creation of immersive 360° VR content. Using drones, endoscopes, and 360° cameras, they capture life inside beehives. Novatex also ensures the integration of this content into the XR4ED platform, supporting accessible and engaging environmental education.
Ecect Eu
ECECT, a Cyprus-based non-profit, connects academia and industry by offering training in emerging tech. In the VR4BEES project, it creates educational materials and leads dissemination via Class365.eu. ECECT also hosts teacher workshops to bring VR into classrooms. VR4BEES leverages 360° virtual reality to explore beehive ecosystems and bee behavior, making education more immersive, interactive, and impactful through advanced visual storytelling.
BlueZona
Bluezona, an Italian organization, promotes sustainable development through innovative environmental practices. With strong experience in European projects focused on education and sustainability, Bluezona contributes key expertise to the VR4BEES project. It ensures the scientific accuracy of content, especially in beekeeping and the environmental threats impacting bee populations, supporting effective and reliable educational materials.