Virtual Events
Stop losing students to digital dead-ends. Vepple transforms one-off virtual events and webinars into a personalised recruitment engine, built to drive applications and help you track your ROI. Replace basic broadcasts with event content that is directly linked to your immersive virtual campus, and turn fleeting logins into total campus discovery and a connection that lasts.
Universities using Virtual Events typically achieve:
When you compare a university running events on Vepple with their average Vepple session duration
When University of Greenwich started virtual events on Vepple, their attendees increased by 51%
Students who attend your events don’t just stop at the event page. They explore more of your experience when we compare Vepple events vs main university website
Key features
Subject Personalisation
Cut through the noise so students find relevant events instantly. Keep them immersed with evergreen content long after live sessions end, and use Audience Personalisation to tailor the experience further by parents, countries, or study level.
Schedule Builder
Boost engagement before, during, and after your event. Prospective students can build a personalised schedule of the live streams and subject talks that matter most to them, helping them plan ahead, catch sessions live, or easily revisit On-Demand sessions at a time that suits them.
Post-Event Messaging
Send prospective students to an adapted destination tailored to their specific experience, whether they are reliving the day or getting a taste of what they missed. Maintain recruitment momentum and provide a helpful, personal nudge toward conversion.
Live Events
Deliver high-impact sessions using the broadcast platforms your academics already know (Teams, Zoom, YouTube). Whether broadcasting real-time or scheduling pre-recorded content, students get a seamless, high-energy experience every time. You get live event engagement without the technical stress or specialist training.
On-Demand Events
Extends the lifecycle of your recorded event content indefinitely, allowing students to experience your university talks, and gather information whenever they are ready to engage. Increase engagement at different points in the application journey and allow prospective students to revisit the content that matters to them.
Immersive event surround
Surround your broadcasts with interactive maps, personalised subject content and 360° campus tours, you encourage total campus discovery. This immersive environment gives students the vibe of your university while they wait for their next session, turning a simple talk into a deep-dive exploration.
Session Listings
Ditch complicated timetables and turn vast event calendars into intuitive lists. Structure sessions under a single event, to remove the friction of a cluttered programme. Layer in subject personalisation so students find exactly what they need, making their journey to your university feel simple and supportive.
Event landing pages
Replace fragmented journeys with a professional front door that builds trust instantly. By centralising your webinars and events, a dedicated event hub makes it easy for students to browse or catch up on-demand, ensuring your content drives recruitment instead of getting lost in a browser tab.
Attendance Tracking
Access centralised data from all sessions, accessible through intuitive dashboards and our API. Universities can see exactly which sessions prospective students attended. With our Lead Capture module, you can also track their engagement with other content, supporting you to create meaningful follow-ups and optimise recruitment strategies with ease.
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Virtual Events: Your questions answered
Can we use this smaller virtual events, like a one-off webinar or live stream?
Yes, and we encourage it. The module is designed to be the home of all your virtual events, and provide a one-stop shop for students to see everything that’s coming up and sign up for what they want to watch live and catch up on any demand activity you’ve got. This includes large immersive day-long live events to one-off webinar sessions about, for example, Accommodation, or on-demand student finance sessions that you have pre-recorded. Using Vepple across all your virtual events and webinars ensures a consistent brand experience and helps you maximise ROI by keeping students engaged throughout the entire recruitment funnel.
Why should we use Vepple instead of the standard video conferencing tools we already use, like Teams?
Tools like Zoom or Teams are functional for meetings, but they aren’t built to immerse. Vepple surrounds your live broadcasts with 360° tours, interactive content, and student stories, turning a simple video event into a deep-dive exploration. It’s the difference between a functional transaction and an emotional connection that actually influences student decision-making.
Even better, with Vepple’s Lead Capture module, you gain deep insights into student behaviour that standard tools just can’t provide. Because students can return to their personal account time and again to revisit content, you get to see exactly what captures their interest. This high-intent data allows your team to follow up with precision. Plus, you still use your existing tools (Zoom, Teams, YouTube etc) within the platform, so there’s no need to retrain your staff or academics on new software.
Isn’t setting up a virtual platform a huge drain on our internal resources?
University web teams are already stretched, which is why we act as a hands-on partner rather than just a software provider. We handle the technical heavy lifting and provide a flexible CMS that your marketing team can manage directly. Unlike a DIY self-build, Vepple is continuously optimised with aggregate data from across the sector, ensuring you stay ahead without the specialist overhead.
What kind of data will we get to help us measure the success of our virtual events?
You’ll be able to see how many people attended your sessions and you’ll be able to capture intent by seeing data on which sessions are going into schedules and capturing your students’ interest.
If you have our Lead Capture module you’ll also be able to see which content they interact with most outside of the event.
Vepple provides event engagement metrics that prove ROI and show you exactly what is resonating with your audience. This performance-led data allows you to stop guessing and start optimising your event content for maximum impact.
Is the platform accessible for all students?
Accessibility isn’t just a compliance tick-box; it’s a statement of your university’s values. Vepple is compliant to a WCAG 2.2 AA standard and includes dedicated features like accessibility mode, which removes pulsing animations, and turns transcripts on automatically. By providing a safe and accessible space, you build trust with a wider pool of prospective students from day one.
We’ve been running virtual events fine since the pandemic; why do we need a new platform now?
While 2020 was a turning point for digital delivery, student expectations have evolved far beyond what was the ‘norm’ in 2020. To really maximise your ROI and prevent drop-off in an increasingly competitive market, you need a tool that moves past those static digital experiences, providing a platform that turns passive viewers into active applicants through immersive, data-backed exploration.
Do we need to train other teams, academics and ambassadors to use the platform?
The short answer is no. We know that getting buy-in for new technology can be a hurdle, so we’ve designed Vepple to be managed entirely by your marketing and recruitment teams. Your academics can continue using the tools they are already comfortable with, like YouTube or Teams, while Vepple provides the immersive wraparound experience that keeps students engaged. It’s a frictionless way to deliver high-quality sessions without the stress of institutional-wide training.