Humanoid Robot TALOS at TU Darmstadt for Research into human-like Learning
Darmstadt (GER), March 2025 - The Technical University of Darmstadt is expanding its portfolio of large-scale interdisciplinary research equipment with a special addition: the state-of-the-art humanoid robot ‘TALOS’. There are currently only five other research centres in the world with such a robot, and Darmstadt's TALOS is the only one in Germany. Its arrival also marked the launch of the new Laboratory for Humanoid Robotics.
» MOREFrankfurt School Launches New Master in Financial Technology
Frankfurt (GER), March 2025 - Frankfurt School of Finance & Management is expanding its portfolio with the Master in Financial Technology (MSc) programme from August 2025. Digitalisation, machine learning, and data-driven innovations are changing the financial industry and opening up a wide range of opportunities for new business models. The new programme combines in-depth financial knowledge with state-of-the-art technology expertise and prepares students to operate successfully in the FinTech landscape.
» MOREFIBAA Introduces Revised Assessment Guides
Bonn (GER), March 2025 - FIBAA is pleased to announce the adoption of its newly revised Assessment Guides for the accreditation of Bachelor and Master programmes, as well as Doctoral programmes. The updates were officially approved during the 16th FAZK meeting and will take effect on March 1, 2025.
» MORESnagit and Camtasia 2025 Introduce AI and Screentelligence-Powered Workflows
East Lansing, MI (USA), February 2025 - TechSmith Corporation, an industry leader in visual communication, has released the newest editions of its award-winning Snagit and Camtasia products with advanced features focusing on simplifying workflows and improving capture and recording experiences.
» MORENew Partnership With Cursive to Ensure Academic Integrity
Raleigh, NC (USA), February 2025 - Open LMS, a global leader in open source learning management systems, announces a new partnership with Cursive Technology, Inc. The partnership brings Cursive’s tightly integrated academic integrity and writing analytics tools to Open LMS’s EDU and WORK platforms.
» MOREGenAI Is Transforming Productivity in Higher Ed
Amsterdam (NL), February 2025 - a new GenAI report from global accrediting body AACSB International has found that business school deans express greater optimism about adopting GenAI at their institutions, while faculty remain more cautious.
» MOREZebra Finches Defy Age-Related Learning Limits
Munich (GER), November 2024 - We all know the adage, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." As we age, our ability to learn new skills, like mastering a foreign language or picking up a musical instrument, seems to fade. The culprit? A decline in brain plasticity - the brain's capacity to rewire itself and adapt to new challenges. But what if we could rewind the clock on this age-related decline? A new study led by Daniela Vallentin at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence offers a tantalizing glimpse into this possibility.
» MOREOpen LMS Announces Honorlock Proctoring Integration
Raleigh, NC (USA), November 2024 - Open LMS, a leading provider of open source learning management systems, is partnering with Honorlock to bring its scalable, on-demand live proctoring solution to the Open LMS platform.
» MORENew Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence in Vienna
Mainz (GER), October 2024 - The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) is further expanding its focus on life sciences by opening an Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence (AI) based on €150 million funding from the German non-profit Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation (BIS). The new institute, called AITHYRA, will make revolutionary advances in biomedicine by developing AI-based research approaches.
» MOREInternational eLearning Platform for Buddy Building
Jena (GER), September 2024 - A multilingual eLearning platform has been launched at the University of Jena, Germany so that children and young people can experience how enriching and constructive it can be to overcome challenges together and to learn from and with each other.
» MORETwo New Projects That Inspire STEAM Learning
Elmhurst, IL (USA), September 2024 - Mixing art and music into STEM instruction provides an effective way to inspire creative and critical thinking and create richer learning experiences for students. TinkRworks has introduced two new projects, Tech-A-Sketch and TinkRsynth, to help elementary and middle schools engage students in hands-on "STEAM" learning.
» MORERevolutionising Student Learning with AI Study Buddy, Syntea
Erfurt (GER) / London (UK), August 2024 - Discover the innovative work of two ICDE Institutional Members, International University of Applied Sciences (IU) and LIBF, which have recently integrated a personal AI tutor, Syntea, into their students' learning.
» MOREESMT Berlin Joins Digital Education Council
Berlin (GER), July 2024 - ESMT Berlin has joined the Digital Education Council (DEC), a prestigious global alliance dedicated to advancing sustainable innovation and AI adoption in higher education and workforce development. This is one more step towards the business school's goal to advance innovation in education.
» MORED2L Partners with ReadSpeaker and YuJa Panorama to Better Support Learners
Toronto, (CA), July 2024 - D2L, a global learning technology company, has introduced the D2L Accessibility Bundle, a partnership package to help expand the D2L Brightspace education ecosystem and better support the needs of users with diverse abilities.
Pearson Unveils AI Tool to Help Educators Save Time
Hoboken, NJ (USA), July 2024 - As student usage of generative AI surges in higher education, many instructors report lacking an understanding of how AI can support their teaching. To address this gap, Pearson, a global lifelong learning company, has announced a new generative AI-powered tool for instructors.
