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Arranged for European corporate target groups Cirencester, November 2005 - Elearnity, Europe's leading independent Learning Analyst, announced the availability of the Elearnity Knowledge Centre: free of charge, on-tap market intelligence and analysis for corporate learning and eLearning leaders and practitioners. Uniquely orientated towards a UK/European corporate audience, the Elearnity Knowledge Centre provides a wealth of information, including a continuously updated, structured archive of market news, together with analysis, articles, presentations, and reports from Elearnity on key learning and eLearning issues and trends. [more...] What’s the need for successful global expansion? New York, November 2005 – With online enrollments experiencing a 38 percent growth rate in 2004, Hezel Associates predicts the global online higher education market will exceed $69 billion within the next ten years. At a time when many U.S. institutions are looking to build a bridge to the international arena and explore new markets for enrollment growth, other countries face a shortage of higher education campuses and student seats. [more...] Advertisement
The winners of the Arab eContent Award 2005 Tunis, November 2005 – The recently-published list of the best applications and digital contents within the framework of the “Winners of the Arab eContent Award” includes five Tunisian programs in six categories. The five Tunisian progams selected are: Maghrebned, the Virtual University of Tunis, Webprogram, CNI portal, and Carthage: the Punic Epoch. They won in the categories e-health, e-learning, e-business, e-inclusion and e-culture respectively. [more...] The LCMS Market Map by Bersin & Associates Nashua, New Hampshire, November 2005 – Eedo Knowledgeware, a provider of innovative software products for real-time learning and knowledge systems, announced that Force Ten has been recognized by Bersin & Associates as having the richest feature set in the LCMS market. The recent Bersin & Associates’ study "WhatWorks® in Learning Content Management" identified Force Ten’s advantages in its LCMS market maps, which compared offerings of eleven vendors. [more...] Rising demand for learning solutions in the Nordic region London, November 2005 – OutStart, learning and knowledge sharing software solution specialists, recently announced its new partnership with Denmark-based Key2Know, in response to the increased demand for integrated learning solutions. [more...] Rapid eLearning showcase for "Miles & More" Reutlingen, November 2005 - Lufthanse has initiated a progressive approach to rapid content creation for its "Miles & More" blended learning scenario. "Miles & More" has recently launched an innovative, effective, and successful rapid-content-creation project. TurboDemo has considerably influenced the development of this web-based training project. [more...] Advertisement
Europe can become a world leader in eLearning Brussels, November 2005 – The European eLearning Industry Group (eLIG), a consortium of forty leading ICT and eLearning content providers today called upon the European Commission and the member states to adopt a comprehensive and cohesive eLearning strategy to stimulate the ICT and digital content markets in Europe, thus enabling Europe to become a World leader in this emerging market. [more...] EU develops infrastructure for lifelong learning Amsterdam, November 2005 – The European Union has started a four-year project called TENCompetence that will develop a standardized infrastructure for competence-based and lifelong learning. The Educational Technology Expertise Centre of the Open Universiteit Nederland will lead the project, which involves thirteen partners from nine countries. With this freely available infrastructure, the European Union aims to boost the European ambitions of competence-based lifelong learning. [more...] Viable models and a roadmap for U2C exchange Paris, November 2005 – EduXchange contributes to bridging the gap between the academic and corporate worlds. The main goal is to study and facilitate the deployment of viable business models based on the exchange of educational content between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and the corporate sector (large corporations and SMEs) at a European level. [more...] Advertisement Education and Socio-Economic Research and Consulting The new base for a Mediterranean Campus Valletta, November 2005 – Following a successful trial run in London, the European Wine Academy (EWA) has expanded internationally and has chosen Malta as the base for its Mediterranean Campus. The institution offers a range of high-standard short, long, and professional wine courses to students in the region that encompasses Sicily, Sardinia, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Malta, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. [more...] Proposals, suggestions and ideas are welcome Berlin, November 2005 – "eLearning Africa", an annual event on ICT for Development, Education, and Training, to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, will be launched in May 2006. The event aspires to become an eLearning capacity-building instance for the entire African continent and a forum for all stakeholders engaged in the planning and implementation of technology-supported learning and training. The call for proposals and the submission of abstracts for papers closes on 30 November, 2005. [more...] CEDEFOP is currently seeking answers Thessaloniki, November 2005 – CEDEFOP is currently seeking answers to questions about "eLearning, citizenship, and personal development" and "Competence development in organisations". The surveys are short, but the goal is to make a significant contribution to the understanding of these complex inter-relationships. [more...] £5 million to build an online student learning environment London, November 2005 – The Open University's (OU's) expertise in supported distance learning has always made it a leader in developing the best technology to support its students. Now the Learning and Teaching Office has started a new programme worth nearly £5 million to build a comprehensive online student learning environment. [more...] Imprint This newsletter has been forwarded to you. Would you like to receive it periodically? Then please register here for the regular editions. You are interested in placing an advertisement? Please ask for our media data here. Even though we did an intensive research for all our information, we do not guarantee the correctness of the information provided. | ||||||||||||
Tunis, November 2005 – European Commissioner Viviane Reding said at the UN World Summit on Information Society in Tunis, Tunisia that "an e-skills society is the most valid guarantee against exclusion." The Commissioner for the Information Society and Media addressed the e-Skills Capacity Building Symposium, which dealt with the key importance of ICT skills for bridging the digital divide. 
