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Dubai (UAE), April 2008 – UKS, one of the Middle East’s leading learning
solutions enablers, has announced its partnership with Plateau Systems, an
American provider of software for developing, managing, and optimizing
organizational skills and talent. The joint effort will provide learning
and workforce performance solutions to the rapidly growing commercial and
public sector organizations in the Middle East.
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IMC AG expands activities in Asia |
 Saarbruecken/Frankfurt (GER), April 2008 – The "German-Asian
Business Community" and the "Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce" have invited
representatives to a forum entitled "Discover Vietnam – Business
opportunities in the 21st century". In the presence of the Prime Minister
of Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung, and the Hessian Minister for Arts and
Sciences, Mr. Udo Corts, several agreements were signed between German and
Vietnamese companies.
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| Legal Action |
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Blackboard’s eLearning Patent Declared Invalid |
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Washington, DC (USA), April 2008 - In a preliminary re-examination, the US
Patent Office, recently suggested that Blackboard’s eLearning patent may
be invalid. The Patent Office rejected all 44 claims in the disputed US
patent for a system for teaching in a virtual classroom using the
Internet, including chat, a virtual blackboard, and provision of teaching
materials.
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The European Programm ALFA III |
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Brussels (BE), April 2008 – Networks of Higher Education Institutions
(HEIs) and other relevant cooperation institutions are invited to prepare
applications for grant funding under the new programme on higher education
cooperation for Latin America. Projects will include "Joint Partnerships"
of European and Latin American institutions and "Structural Measures" that
aim to reform education systems in Latin America.
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| MEDA Region |
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Giunti Labs Hosts an International Training Event |
 Sestri Levante (I),
April 2008 – More than one hundred teachers and trainers involved in
'eLearning for teachers and trainers in the MEDA region', an important
European initiative in eLearning for North African and Middle East
countries, have taken part in an international training event hosted by
Giunti Labs.
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CEDEFOP’S Forecast on Future Demand for Skills |
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Thessaloniki (GR), April 2008 - Cedefop’s study on the medium-term demand
for skills, Future skill needs in Europe, the conclusions of which were
presented in a high-profile conference at Cedefop, is now available free
of charge. The publication reveals the employment impact of structural
change across sectors and occupations.
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To Facilitate Web-based Studies |
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Helsinki (FI), April 2008 – Competencies, Scoping and Monitoring of
Web-Based Learning (KoMiTi) is a two-year project coordinated by the
University of Kuopio, Finland. One of its aims has been to give visibility
to web-based learning, which is often perceived of as invisible. The
results of the project are assembled in the manual Skills, Hourglasses and
Statistics. The project also produced a web-based course planning tool for
teachers called Aada&Aaron.
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Dubai Municipality Selects GlobalEnglish |
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Brisbane, (CA), April 2008 - GlobalEnglish Corporation, a provider of
online learning and support for business English communication, has
announced that the Dubai Municipality, the government body responsible for
public services and infrastructure in Dubai, has selected GlobalEnglish to
provide on-demand business English training and instant
communication-support tools for its employees in the United Arab Emirates
(UAE).
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| Educational Podcast |
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Xyleme Announces the Launch of Voices |
 Boulder, CO (USA), April
2008 – Xyleme® Inc., provider of 100% XML, SCORM 2004-certified learning
solutions has announced the launch of Voices, an educational podcast
series featuring interviews with today's top analysts, consultants, and
practitioners in the field of learning.
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| Culture Change |
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More Transport Training for Echelon |
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London (UK), April 2008 – Learning specialist Echelon's consulting division
has switched from trains to buses in its latest signing in order to improve
customer service for transport providers. The company has been appointed to
undertake a Culture Change Programme for bus drivers and inspectors
employed by Belfast's transport provider, Ulsterbus, in a bid to heighten
recognition and loyalty for its Metro brand through an improved service
offer.
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New MASIE Social Network for Learning Experts |
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New York (USA), April 2008 - Elliot Masie, the American eLearning expert
and director of the Masie Center, has recently formed an online community.
It is called "LearningTown!", and its organizer describes is as a
"vendor-neutral learning focused network". The "village for learning
professionals" is sub-divided into special-interest groups such as mobile
learning, nextgen learning, women and learning, boomer learning, and
others.
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| Annual Conference |
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The Bild: Engagement in Learning |
 London (UK), April 2008 - The BILD
Annual Conference: Engagement in Learning, is the authoritative event on
engaging work-based learners. This one-day event on Thursday, 12 June 2008
in the CBI Conference Centre, London WC1, features top experts and
practitioners from leading organisations such as the Institute of
Directors, Becta, National Grid, and the University for Industry (Ufi).
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ELearning Africa Announces 2008 Conference Programme |
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Berlin (GER)/Accra (GH), April 2008 – eLearning Africa has made its
conference programme available online. The third International Conference
on ICT for Development, Education, and Training will take place from May
28 - 30, 2008, in the Ghanaian capital, Accra.
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