51. About educational innovation and enabling multicultural collaboration through metaverse with Nicia Guillén Yparrea, hosted by Tomi Kauppinen


A professor at the School of Engineering and Sciences of Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, Nicia has a unique background of both digital art as well as marketing. Nicia is passionate about educational innovation and what new technologies can enable in education. She is currently finishing her Ph.D. at the University of Salamanca about multicultural collaboration in higher education. 

In this episode, Nicia and Tomi discuss the landscape of post-pandemic education and the possibilities of metaverse in enabling collaboration all across the world. Nicia also shares her views on the relationship between designers and the AI tools that are becoming an ever-increasing part of the professional landscape.