# NEOMA Business School opens the first virtual campus in Europe
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali
Published: 2021-08-04
Category: TECHNOLOGY
Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/technology
Meta Title: NEOMA Business School Launches Europe's First 100% Digital Campus
Meta Description: Experience NEOMA Business School's innovative 100% digital campus, providing an authentic and rewarding academic environment like never before. Join us
URL: https://financedigest.com/neoma-business-school-opens-the-first-virtual-campus-in-europehtml

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NEOMA Business School is now the first school in Europe to open a 100% digital campus, developed in partnership with Laval Virtual. The purpose of the digital campus is to create the interactions and atmosphere of a real campus, guaranteeing the most authentic and gratifying academic experience possible from a remote location.

**A new 100% virtual campus closely mirroring a real campus**

“Distance [learning through Zoom and videoconferences cannot replace the invaluable contributions of in-class experience](https://www.financedigest.com/what-cfos-can-learn-from-the-customer-experience-revolution.html "What CFOs can learn from the customer experience revolution"). This new virtual campus is midway between these two formats and combines the advantages of [digital and physical pedagogic approaches by having them work off each other” says](https://www.financedigest.com/digital-euro-will-be-free-but-limited-in-scope-ecb-says.html "Digital euro will be free but limited in scope, ECB says") Delphine Manceau, dean of NEOMA Business School

Through the use of a personalised avatar, students can [study and progress in this new space](https://www.financedigest.com/spacing-pfizer-covid-shots-boosts-antibody-levels-in-long-term-study.html "Spacing Pfizer COVID shots boosts antibody levels in long-term study") as if they were on a real campus. Once connected, they can access a virtual building to take their courses, [meet with a work](https://www.financedigest.com/despite-return-to-work-virtual-meetings-will-continue-to-disrupt-business-as-usual-in-finance.html "Despite Return to Work, Virtual Meetings Will Continue to Disrupt Business as Usual in Finance") group, or even attend a conference. As well as this, the school’s [services ecosystem](https://www.financedigest.com/open-ecosystems-in-financial-services-what-does-this-mean-for-banks.html "Open Ecosystems in Financial Services: what does this mean for banks?"), which includes the Talent & Career Centre, the Wellness Centre, the library, and the incubators, can also be accessed on the virtual campus.

**An environment that preserves [collaborative work](https://www.financedigest.com/uk-based-bitfount-raises-5m-seed-to-streamline-collaboration-between-organisations-working-with-sensitive-datasets.html "UK-based Bitfount raises M seed to streamline collaboration between organisations working with sensitive datasets.") and discussion**

Accessible twenty-four hours a day, seven [days a week](https://www.financedigest.com/transitioning-into-a-4-day-week.html "Transitioning into a 4 day week"), this new digital campus will also host seminars and meetings. It can also be used as a [collaborative workspace to facilitate discussion between members of the NEOMA community](https://www.financedigest.com/putting-collaboration-and-community-at-the-heart-of-the-metaverse.html "Putting collaboration and community at the heart of the metaverse") – students, professors and employees.

This new [digital campus creates a sense of closeness](https://www.financedigest.com/utilising-digital-tools-to-close-the-finance-and-accounting-skills-gap.html "Utilising digital tools to close the finance and accounting skills gap"), encourages natural reflexes in group situations and recreates the spontaneous atmosphere that is lacking from videoconference platforms.

“The avatar reworks the concept of telepresence by avoiding the tiring aspects of videoconferences. You can [open a door](https://www.financedigest.com/lack-of-electric-vans-opens-door-for-chinese-other-ev-makers.html "Lack of electric vans opens door for Chinese, other EV makers"), raise your hand, sit down, applaud or even play football on the football pitch. There are many different features that are based on daily, physical gestures and movements, which make the experience natural and enjoyable.” says Alain Goudey, director of NEOMA’s [Digital Transformation](https://www.financedigest.com/how-digital-is-transforming-finance-in-2023.html "How Digital Is Transforming Finance in 2023"). The new digital campus had initially been set up for [international students](https://www.financedigest.com/the-hidden-financial-woes-of-international-students-heading-for-the-uk.html "The Hidden Financial Woes of International Students Heading for the UK") who were unable to make it to one of NEOMA’s three physical campuses at the start of the academic year and it will soon be expanded for everyone’s use.

This campus stands as an innovation unprecedented in Europe for its scale and importance in the [world of educational technologies](https://www.financedigest.com/is-wearable-technology-ushering-in-a-brave-new-healthy-world.html "Is wearable technology ushering in a brave new healthy world?"), which ultimately shows NEOMA’s commitment to innovative pedagogy through the invention of a new learning environment that blends in-class and distance formats.


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