Zoom became an essential part of the learning mode during the pandemic. At the same time, it created more opportunities for learning and international exchange. It allows young people to learn new skills, and meet like-minded people from different places and international experts.
Some of the points:
- VE provides the opportunity to learn from experts who might not visit a learner's country due to various reasons.
- A participant might not be able to leave the country due to the government's regime or lack of resources, however, they can learn the same things online.
- Participants see different perspectives on the same topic due to the diversity of countries participating in the discussion.
- VE gives flexibility to both the participants and the organizers, and creates safety.
- During VE participants can learn the facilitation of the discussion or practice active listening.

Examples of the VE and the developed skills (will be developed later):
- Soliya Global Circles (Discussion on the topic with a limited number of people from different countries)
- YCR Summer Programm in Pakistan (Research program where young people are gathered in groups to write an academic paper based on a specific topic while attending/facilitating the educational sessions)
- SDSN Youth (Climate Change Game based on MIT developments)
- GCCC at AFS (Sessions to develop global competencies before arriving to a host country)