The team behind ROOM, part of the Student Wellbeing Programme, has received the NWO Take-off phase 1 grant in collaboration with the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship (ECE) and Engagement & Research Services (ERS). This grant is designed to stimulate entrepreneurship from academic institutions and supports the transformation of academic innovations into practical applications, enabling research to have a direct societal impact.
Collaboration and expertise
The strength of Team ROOM for this research truly lies in multidisciplinary nature of the team behind it, combining expertise in behavioral science, digital behavior change, artificial intelligence (AI), human-computer interaction technology, and business development and entrepreneurship. The team consists of Marilisa Boffo (co-PI), Danielle Remmerswaal (co-PI), Djameela Dullo, Tajda Laure, Georgia Taxiarchopoulou, Bastiaan van der Zeeuw, Farshida Zafar, and Leonardo Fuligni.
Commercial feasibility study for ROOM
Thanks to the grant, the team can explore the next steps to achieve ROOM's ambitious goals: offering the app free of charge to students and young people outside Erasmus University Rotterdam.
The team will focus on developing a sustainable business model to ensure the operational success of ROOM as an independent digital tool outside EUR, even when offered for free.
About ROOM
ROOM was launched in September 2024 at Erasmus University Rotterdam after four years of intensive research and development. Since then, more than 3,500 students have used the app. ROOM was developed with and for students, aiming to support them in improving resilience, developing emotion regulation skills, and enhancing self-awareness. The app offers scientifically proven effective tools that help students learn and apply this knowledge in their daily lives.
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