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Unique Online Degree Course for Accountants
London/Manchester (UK), May 2011 - Core Learning Services (CLS), a consultancy providing eLearning-related products and services, is helping Manchester Metropolitan University Business School provide a unique degree course for students with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). » MORE
Investment and Autonomy Needed to Develop Talent
Aarhus (DK), May 2011 - Around 450 university leaders and other higher-education stakeholders gathered in April at Aarhus University, Denmark for the European University Association (EUA) Annual Conference on the theme "Investing Today in Talent for Tomorrow". This is a short report from the meeting, provided by the EUA. » MORE
The 2011 International eLearning Awards
New York, NY (USA), May 2011 - The International ELearning Association (IELA) is pleased to remind everyone that submissions are open for the Academic Division of the 2011 International ELearning Awards. The entry-submission page is posted on the IELA site, and the deadline for submission is 01 June 2011. Only entries in the academic division are still being accepted; the 2011 deadline for business entries has passed. » MORE
UNESCO Chair in OER: Building Higher-ed Networks
Athabasca (CA)/Heerlen (NL), May 2011 - ICDE member institutions Athabasca University, Canada, and Open Universiteit, the Netherlands, were recently awarded the UNESCO Chair in open educational resources (OER). The UNESCO Chair in OER is a network that focuses on capacity building on an institutional, national, and international level and undertakes research that will contribute to the growing investigation of the OER phenomenon. » MORE
Irish Universities Partner with Aurion Learning
Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK), March 2011 - Aurion Learning has announced its success in winning a new contract to develop an equality and diversity eLearning programme for the Irish Universities Association (IUA) Equality Network, a sub-group of the Irish Universities Association. » MORE
Opening of the European Studies Library
Luxembourg (LU), March 2011 - The "European Studies Library" of the European Investment Bank EIB and the University of Luxembourg has officially opened its doors. The EIB document collection transferred to the University under an agreement reached between the two institutions in 2008 is now available to the members of the University of Luxembourg and to European and international academic and scientific circles. » MORE
Commonwealth Jubilee Time Capsule
London (UK), March 2011 - In honour of Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, The Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) is assembling the world's largest online time capsule, which will cover each day of her sixty years as Head of the Commonwealth. The RCS is inviting people all over the world, young and old, to contribute memories from the last sixty years, whether in the form of stories, photographs, films, or videos. » MORE
Kineo and the Royal Yachting Association Collaborate
Brighton (UK), March 2011 - Kineo and the Royal Yachting Association have decided to work closely together to create a suite of bespoke, high-end eLearning modules on navigation and water safety. The design approach taken and a sample module are shared in a new case study on the Kineo website. » MORE
Educating Future Chief Information Officers
Milton Keynes (UK), February 2011 - The Open University has licensed the CIO Executive Council Pathways competency framework, which allows future Chief Information Officers (CIOs) to follow a clearly devised learning plan, from IT staff to Board level. The framework will be mapped to The Open University's extensive online industry curriculum to provide future CIOs with the essential skills required to reach Board status. » MORE
Annual Increase of 33% in Africa
London (UK), February 2011 - Pearson VUE, provider of computer-based testing, has reported an increase of 33% in the number of exams delivered via its extensive network of test centres across Africa in 2010. The Pearson plc business also grew its test centre network across the Continent last year by twenty percent and increased its catalogue of exams by nineteen percent from 2009. » MORE
