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Increasing Academic Brand Awareness through Virtual Reality

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  • Alexandru CAPATINA

    (Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania)

  • George Cristian SCHIN

    (Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania)

  • Dumitru RUSU

    (Brandvertising Media, Romania)

Abstract

In the global campus, Virtual Realities not only produce student-generated information and ideas, but they improve collaboration within and between the triple helix components: academic staff, students and employers. Using virtual reality (VR) technology, students will be able to be more prepared when they hit the real economy. Since technology is moving at a fast pace, it is time for universities to acknowledge VR technology use in view to increase their brand awareness and attract more prospective students. The aim of the paper is twofold. Firstly, it emphasizes the benefits of the VR application implemented within Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, the unique initiative in Romanian higher education system. Secondly, it attempts to identify the VR technology capabilities to increase the academic brand awareness in the internationalization strategies through a quantitative survey on professional networks, such ResearchGate and Academia.edu. We discuss the results to highlight the VR technology’s pivotal role in bridging the gaps between the methods to give lectures and worldwide students’ expectations to learn in a more entertaining way.

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  • Alexandru CAPATINA & George Cristian SCHIN & Dumitru RUSU, 2017. "Increasing Academic Brand Awareness through Virtual Reality," REVISTA DE MANAGEMENT COMPARAT INTERNATIONAL/REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 18(2), pages 171-182, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:rmcimn:v:18:y:2017:i:2:p:171-182
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    Keywords

    virtual reality; augmented reality; higher education; virtual tours; active learning.;
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    JEL classification:

    • M15 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - IT Management
    • D80 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - General
    • M31 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - Marketing

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