Higher education IT decision-makers often talk about hardware specs, endpoint security and the networking backbone that keeps digital classrooms running smoothly. But the University of North Carolina Greensboro’s immersive learning environment, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR), was more than a proof of concept. It focused on building students’ skills to prepare them for professional success. Last year, the Joseph M. Bryan School for Business and Economics at UNC Greensboro was the first university in the state of North Carolina to receive $1 million in grant funding and wraparound support from Google’s Cybersecurity Clinics Fund. Part of Google.org, the tech giant’s philanthropic arm, the funding is part of a larger $25 million collaboration with the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics.
