EdTechReview, one of the leading education technology blogs, has recently reported on a joint venture agreement between Genius Group Limited, a prominent EdTech company, and RetreatVR, the founding team of GeniusX and developers of Retreat App. This venture seeks to expand the current range of courses offered on the GeniusU EdTech platform, with the addition of the Genius Metaversity Life Campus.
The GeniusU platform currently offers four distinct campuses, which provide freemium and premium courses to their respective student audiences. These include the Entrepreneur Campus, Investor Campus, University Campus, and School Campus. The Life Campus will now join these four campuses by providing courses focused on health, mental health, relationships, communication, and life skills, all with the help of leading experts.
The joint venture combines the strength of the GeniusU platform, its 5.4 million students, and its 14,000 partners around the world, with RetreatVR’s courses, partner network, and Retreat App, which is available on the Meta VR Store and features experts in creativity, careers, wellness, mindset, relationships, financial well-being, and entrepreneurship. The joint venture also aims to transform Genius Group’s Genie AI into an interactive AI teaching assistant in VR that is personalized for each student.
Roger Hamilton, the Chief Executive Officer of Genius Group, commented on the development, saying: “We have been working with the RetreatVR team to develop our Genius Metaversity 2.0, and we believe that their VR development team is world-class. We are excited to bring their courses and mentors within RetreatVR to GeniusU, and our students have requested the topics we will cover in Life Campus for all ages.”
Nick Janicki, CEO of GeniusX and the RetreatVR team, added: “Retreat App was one of the first learning apps on the Meta VR Store, and we have been grateful to have the support of Meta, including receiving a Meta grant for the development of our app. Metaverse tools and interest in the Metaverse has accelerated tremendously. This joint venture with Genius Group enables us to use the VR assets and development team we have built to reach a wider audience and to integrate our mentors and experts with GeniusU’s courses and community. We’re incredibly excited to be pioneering this new world of learning with GeniusU and Genius Metaversity.”
The Genius Group is dedicated to developing an entrepreneurial education system that prepares students for the 21st century. Their mission is to provide an upgraded, student-centred, high-tech, and high-touch curriculum, which includes a range of programs from school camps to entrepreneur accelerators, events, and online courses. The platform connects individuals to a network of fellow students, expert mentors, and teachers, with the aim of helping them to discover their essential abilities, interests, and purpose.
By combining the GeniusU platform with RetreatVR and their unique learning experiences, students will now have access to a much broader range of courses and experts, all within a personalized, passion-focused, and purpose-based environment. This collaborative venture will undoubtedly help to further revolutionize the EdTech industry and equip teachers and students with the most suitable and innovative tools for learning.
