Loughborough University will use holographic tech to beam in guest lecturers from around the globe , allowing students to interact with top international experts without leaving campus. The university, the first in Europe to explore this, plans lectures from MIT scientists and tests where management students tackle tricky situations under the guidance of industry leaders. Students have welcomed the lifelike holograms as more engaging than Zoom, The Guardian reports. Following a pilot scheme in 2024, the technology will likely become part of the formal curriculum in 2025. Proto's founder says the technology could even revive some of history's greatest thinkers to lecture students.

Source: The Guardian January 23, 2024 08:46 UTC