The University of Tokyo will launch courses in the metaverse

The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo will offer a range of training programs in virtual worlds at the end of 2022of the year. Asahi reports.

The initiative will allow studying information technology, artificial intelligence and programming, regardless of gender, age, social status and place of residence.

Schoolchildren will be introduced to the metaverses and told about career prospects in the industry. University students and existing participants in the program will be offered retraining opportunities.

Successful completion of the course entails obtaining a certificate. At the current stage, the program is not planned to be separated into a separate faculty with scientific degrees.

The main goal of the project is to eliminate the shortage of personnel in the field of digital transformation. The authors of the initiative intend to attract more women to the program due to their shortage in the industry.

Recall that in June the government of the autonomous Spanish region of Catalonia announced plans to launch its own metaverse.

Previously, Samsung Electronics introduced the Space Tycoon playground in the Roblox virtual world.

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