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USF researchers, others strive to create the virtual patient

The project was conceived almost 15 years ago and today includes researchers from the University of South Florida, dozens of medical schools and more than 40 countries. Read the Full Article

College For Adult Learners Marks Record Enrollments

Empire State College, a statewide arts and sciences college of the State University of New York, recently marked record enrollment for the 2001-02 academic year. The college served 15,657 students – its highest enrollment ever for a one-year period – at its more than 40 regional locations and Center for Distance Learning based in Saratoga […]

Degree for $75

Kent State students who fail to graduate from the university can still receive a diploma. A fake one. Read The Full Article

Western Governors University Prepared to Deliver Online Education to Meet HR 1 Requirements

U.S. Secretary of Education Rodney Paige says the new law will give states more flexibility on how they spend their education dollars. “In return, it requires them to set standards for student achievement, and hold students, teachers and other educators accountable for results,” he said. While the goals of H.R. 1 promise improvement, the Act […]

A Leap in Bandwidth Lets Dancers and Musicians in 2 Cities Give a Joint Performance

Working with the Internet2 advanced-networking consortium, students and faculty members of the music institute and of Case Western Reserve University, the institute’s campus neighbor in Cleveland, will attempt to use synchronized “surround sound” audio and synchronized video for a multi-site performance in October. Read The Full Article

Del Mar to produce TV program

Del Mar College is bringing its educational message to the public via Time Warner Communications’ Channel 19.

Abu Dhabi Men’s College (ADMC) Introduces 19 Online Courses

ABU DHABI, Sep 3, 2002 (WAM) — Abu Dhabi Men’s College (ADMC) has announced that it has introduced 19 online courses this semester, to be taken by 800 students, in what has been designated the ADMC’s ‘electronic academic year’. Outlining the 19 courses, that are fully operational with a selective blending of classroom instruction where […]

Knowledge Village signs up Wollongong varsity

The centre will have two advanced laboratories – one for multi-media language teaching centred on e-learning and the other for more advanced student-centred work in both language learning and computer science. Read The Full Article

The University of Jordan (UJ) Marks 40th Anniversary

Established by a Royal Decree under His late Majesty King Hussein, the university today hosts 25,734 students enrolled in 18 different faculties, from information technology to Islamic sharia. Read The Full Article

Ministry hauls up eight more colleges in clean-up

The two colleges – Kolej Utama’s Ipoh and Johor Baru branches – will have their licenses to recruit foreign students revoked by the Immigration Department pending a police investigation, deputy director-general of education (private education) Datuk Hassan Hashim told a press conference at his office yesterday. Read The Full Article