Innovation Centers - Educational Innovation for Sustainability and Development Education STEM XR Robotics AI FABLAB

Innovation Centres

Innovation Centres constitute a knowledge ecosystem that integrates and links the school community, the local community, research institutions, universities and local businesses, while connecting with similar educational ecosystems in Europe and elsewhere in the world. →

Learning Spaces

Extended Reality, IoT, Robotics, Interaction, Fabrication →

13 Innovation Centres with physical presence, installed in each Regional Directorate of Education in Greece.

1 Central Support Infrastructure in the service of all Innovation Centres.

1 Innovation Lab at the premises of the Computer Technology Institute & Press ‘Diophantus’ in Athens, for the development of educational content as well as for teacher training needs.

Corresponding Initiatives

FUTURE CLASSROOM LAB (EUN)
FAB LAB NETWORK (MIT)
NEWTON ROOMS

The Future Classroom Lab (FCL) was designed and developed by European Schoolnet (EUN) as a fully equipped, flexible, inspiring teaching and learning space in Brussels, inviting visiting educators to rethink the role of both pedagogy, technology and design in the classroom. Since its foundation in 2012, European Schoolnet and EU Ministries of Education have been working closely with a growing number of IT providers to ensure an independently funded and sustainable framework. Policy makers, industry partners and research entities meet systematically through educational activities to design the school of the future and the appropriate strategies for its implementation.
A Fab Lab is a space for learning and innovation. Fab Labs provide access to the appropriate environment, skills, materials and advanced technologies to enable anyone, anywhere, to create (almost) anything. The Fab Lab Network is an open creative community of makers, artists, scientists, engineers, educators, students, hobbyists and professionals located in over 100 countries and 1,750 Fab Labs worldwide.
Newton Rooms constitute an initiative which started in Norway in 2003 by enthusiastic and professionally trained teachers and offers hands-on education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) for schools and kindergartens. Through quality-assured teaching programs and curriculum, children and young people encounter exciting equipment and a variety of exploratory learning methods.

Digital Infrastructures

Virtual IC
Digital Repository
Collaborative Platform

The Virtual Innovation Center currently serves as the entry point to the other two core infrastructures (the repository and the collaboration platform), alongside a virtual tour of a typical ICT Center. In the future (next phase), it is expected to also function as a gateway for virtual access to the ICT Centers themselves, targeting students from remote and hard-to-reach schools who find it difficult to physically access the ICT Center of their Regional Directorate of Education (RDE).
The icRepo Digital Repository is one of the two digital environments of the Virtual Innovation Centre. It was developed to host, organize, and distribute the digital material of the Innovation Centres, specifically the digital learning resources created by scientific teams, as well as material generated from various implementation and operational activities of the Innovation Centres. Through icRepo, users can discover and interact with innovative digital resources, such as Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) applications, 3D models, and explore pioneering educational activities.
I-collab is a modern Collaboration and Learning Platform, designed to support the operation and educational mission of the Innovation Centres. It provides a flexible and interactive environment that brings together Center staff, teachers, and students, fostering networking, learning, and creativity. i-Collab enables teachers, students, and staff members to communicate, collaborate, and organize joint activities around the Innovation Centres. With a rich set of tools and applications, users can plan visits, develop collaborative activities before, during, and after the visit, share ideas and educational resources, and co-create content.