The AR/VR Innovation Lab works with universities, donors and organisations in Palestine and abroad. These are the partners named in the lab's own programmes and news.
Supporting the lab
The lab's first phase, the ReVAMP programme of 2018, was sponsored by the Palestinian Market Development Programme (PMDP), funded by UK aid and the European Union, and by DAI. ReVAMP was a joint venture between Palestine TechnoPark, Birzeit University and Leaders Organization. The Ministry of National Economy is also among the partners shown on the lab's home page.
Partner universities
The lab has a long-term partnership with four Palestinian universities for joint research and development in virtual and augmented reality, and for incubating promising projects into startups:
- Birzeit University, Birzeit
- An-Najah National University, Nablus
- Al-Quds University, Abu Dis
- Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron
Programme partners
- Birzeit University Media Center: co-presented Virtual Reality & Journalism (November 2018).
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences: Dr. Ramzi Hassan led the ReVAMP training and the heritage and tourism workshop at Palestine Polytechnic University.
- Leaders Organization: three ReVAMP teams joined its Fast Forward Accelerator.
- Partners for Sustainable Development: pledged to advance five ReVAMP projects.
- Visual Arts Forum: partner in the 2020 virtual and augmented reality training.
- Harmony Studios (UK) and Mental (Abu Dhabi): their leaders, Jason Higgins and Hani Abu Ghazaleh, mentor the lab's projects.