The team

Five partners, four countries, one archive

Five organisations, five kinds of expertise — oral history methodology, VR development, refugee support work, psychology, communications.

Project coordinator

CYENS – Centre of Excellence

Nicosia, Cyprus

A research centre specialising in interactive media, smart systems and emerging technologies. Coordinates the project and leads development of the Matrix of Voices VR app.

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Curriculum & research

UiT – The Arctic University of Norway

Tromsø, Norway

The world's northernmost university, with research strength in geopolitics, peace and security through its Centre for Geopolitics, Peace and Security (GPS), and in immersive VR through the EDGE research group. Designs the curriculum and hosts the Norway pilot.

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Pilot delivery

Greek Council for Refugees

Athens, Greece

Greece's oldest organisation dedicated exclusively to the protection and integration of refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons, founded in 1989. Works from a human rights-based, gender-sensitive approach, offering legal aid, psychosocial support and integration services, and reaches more than 5,000 people a year across Greece. Leads recruitment, safeguarding and pilot delivery.

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Communications

University of Belgrade

Belgrade, Serbia

Serbia's oldest and largest modern university. Its Faculty of Philosophy, the university's oldest faculty, brings ten departments including psychology, sociology and anthropology, and takes part in over 40 international and national research projects a year, including ERC, Horizon Europe and Erasmus KA2 projects. Leads public communication and co-leads the Serbia pilot.

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Evaluation

ProjectSquared Ltd

Nicosia, Cyprus

A Cyprus-based consulting company and SME, founded in 2022, specialising in project development, project management, grant acquisition and capacity building. Measures whether the project is working, and helps share what we find.

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Associated partner

Cyprus Oral History Association

Cyprus

Brings practitioner networks and archival expertise that connect the curriculum to real cultural heritage practice — strengthening the Cyprus pilot and helping the project's work reach heritage communities after it ends.

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