XR Funding

Additional Funds: XR Hub Würzburg's Funding Breaches 2.5 Million Euros

With an additional funding of 760,000 euros, the Bavarian Digital Ministry under Fabian Mehring has pushed the public budget for XR Hub Würzburg to 2.5 million euros until 2026. The newest cheque was presented at University of Würzburg's Summer Expo.

Pascal Wagner25.07.2025 11:30

Additional Funds: XR Hub Würzburg's Funding Breaches 2.5 Million Euros — From left to right: Prof. Dr. Sebastian von Mammen, Chair of Games Engineering at the University of Würzburg; Prof. Dr. Anja Schlömerkemper, Vice President of the University of Würzburg; Prof. Dr. Marc Erich Latoschik, Head of the Chair of Human-Computer Interaction; Dr. Fabian Mehring, Bavarian State Minister for Digital Affairs; Felix Freiherr von Zobel, Member of the Freie Wähler; Prof. Dr. Jörn Hurtienne, Head of the Chair of Psychological Ergonomics XR Hub Bavaria

At yesterday’s Summer Expo at the University of Würzburg in Franconia, the state of Bavaria presented a new funding check to the region’s premier XR venue: Digital Minister Fabian Mehring presented a cheque of 759,903 euros to the XR Hub Würzburg. 200,000 euros of this additional funding comes from a parliamentary initiative by Freie Wähler and CSU, while the rest stems from Digital Ministry funds. All in all, the Digital Ministry is funding the XR Hub Würzburg with 2.5 million euros until 2026.