The VirPed project wants to enhance the ways pediatric nurses are taught, because at the moment there is great variation in European countries regarding nurses pediatric specialization. The education of nurses working with children and families needs to include speciliazed knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours that will empower them to provide optimal and high quality care. VirPed will create a virtual children’s hospital in Turku UAS Metaverse to provide an immersive learning experience.