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            <div class="clearfix text-formatted field body"><p>The Go-Lab Initiative arose from the successful <a href="https://premium.golabz.eu/about/projects/go-lab-project">Go-Lab project</a> (2012-2016) and gave the initiative its name. The aim of the Go-Lab Initiative was to facilitate the use of innovative learning technologies in STEM education, with a particular focus on online laboratories (Labs) and inquiry learning applications (Apps). Using the Go-Lab ecosystem, teachers could find various Labs and Apps, and create customized Inquiry Learning Spaces (ILSs). Furthermore, the Go-Lab Initiative conducted training for teachers on the topics of Inquiry-Based Science Education (IBSE), development of 21st-century skills, and the use of ICT and the Go-Lab ecosystem in the classroom.</p>

<p>Over the years, several <a href="https://premium.golabz.eu/about/projects">projects</a> contributed to the development of the Go-Lab ecosystem, which consisted of the Go-Lab Sharing and Support platform (<a href="https://www.golabz.eu/">Golabz</a>) and the Authoring and Learning platform (Graasp). In cooperation with multiple partners, experts, and external online lab providers, the Go-Lab ecosystem had the biggest collection of <a href="https://www.golabz.eu/labs">Labs</a> (virtual labs, remote labs and data sets), a set of pedagogically designed <a href="https://www.golabz.eu/apps">Apps</a> and more than a thousand <a href="https://www.golabz.eu/spaces">ILSs</a> created by teachers and experts. The Go-Lab Initiative team conducted hundreds of training events across Europe and in Africa, reaching out thousands of teachers, educators, and educational institute leaders.</p>

<p>Watch<a href="https://youtu.be/XNqAlsid4XU"><strong> this video</strong></a> about the Go-Lab Initiative, presented by Ton de Jong, coordinator of the Go-Lab and Next-Lab projects.  </p>

<p><strong>The Go-Lab Initiative officially finished in June 2023. Currently, the Go-Lab Ecosystem is maintained as the Go-Lab Showcase Platform, which demonstrates the progress and the achievements of the Go-Lab Initiative from 2012 to 2022.</strong></p>
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