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Their core work

The Foundation of the Hellenic World (FHW) is a Greek cultural institution specializing in science communication, public engagement, and immersive experience design. For most of its H2020 participation, it organized Researchers' Night events in Athens, bringing scientists and the public together through interactive activities. More recently, it has applied its expertise in experience design to extended reality (XR) and mixed reality platforms, contributing human-centred design and multisensory interaction capabilities to digital innovation projects.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

From 2014 to 2020, FHW's work was anchored in science outreach — organizing Researchers' Nights that connected scientists with the general public through hands-on events. The shift came in 2020 with BRIDGES, which represented a significant pivot toward extended reality, mixed reality, and multisensory digital platforms. This suggests the organization is translating its deep experience in physical audience engagement into the digital and immersive technology domain.

FHW is transitioning from physical science communication toward digital immersive experiences, positioning itself at the intersection of cultural engagement and XR technology.

How they like to work

FHW has participated exclusively as a partner — never as coordinator — across all four projects, suggesting they contribute specialized capabilities rather than lead consortium management. With 14 unique partners across 4 countries, they maintain a moderately diverse network, likely serving as a content and experience design partner rather than a technical lead. Their recurring involvement in Researchers' Night editions indicates reliability and willingness to sustain long-term collaborative relationships.

FHW has worked with 14 distinct partners across 4 countries, primarily within Greek research institution networks for the Researchers' Night series and broadening into European digital technology consortia with BRIDGES.

What sets them apart

FHW brings a rare combination of cultural institution expertise and technology adoption. While most XR partners come from purely technical backgrounds, FHW contributes deep understanding of how people engage with content — built through years of designing public-facing science events. For consortium builders, they offer the human-centred, audience-engagement perspective that purely technical partners often lack.

Highlights from their portfolio

• BRIDGES
  By far their largest project (EUR 168,750, 85% of total funding), marking a strategic pivot from science events into extended reality and immersive platform development.
• RENA II
  Third consecutive Researchers' Night project, demonstrating sustained commitment to science communication and a track record that earned repeated participation in the same programme.