Archive for the ‘International Developments’ Category

Mexico: Growing market for educational Internet services

The long distance Internet educational market represents US$10mil in 2000 and is to grow to US$64mil by 2003, attracting companies to play on it. Such is the case of Aprendeweb.com, to focus in the corporate professional education market. Corporate educational services is a US$350mil market in Mexico.

Virtual Academics.com Expands Global Recognition

BOCA RATON, FL, November 14th, 2000 – VirtualAcademics.com, Inc. (OTC BB: VADC), an online distance learning company, today announced it has been granted additional licensing and recognition Virtual Academics.com’s Barrington University branch school in China, Wuhan Barrington College has been approved by the Hubei Province Education Department on November 3rd, 2000 File [2000] #115. This […]

Negroponte: Third World Will Rock

SINGAPORE — Developing countries will soon dominate Internet usage, with wireless technology — along with the right policy and cultural mix — speeding the process, MIT Media Lab director Nicholas Negroponte said on Monday.

INFOETHICS 2000 CONGRESS ON THE RIGHT TO UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION

Paris, November 10 (No.2000-114) – The Third International Congress on Ethical, Legal and Societal Challenges of Cyberspace, INFOethics 2000 – on the Right to Universal Access to Information in the 21st Century – will be held at UNESCO Headquarters from November 13 to 15.

CREATING EDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Creativity in education should not be confined to arts classes, but should be used as a teaching tool throughout the curriculum to better prepare students for modern society, according to organisers of a major education conference this month.

South Africa and Palestinian Authority Agree to Cooperate on Distance Education

HE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT and the Palestinian Authority have signed an agreement calling for cooperation and the exchange of experts and students between higher-education institutions, including collaboration on distance education.

click2learn Japan and Toppan Forms Establish Key Distribution Channel for e-Learning in Japan

For Immediate Release For Details, Contact: Sara Britton Public Relations click2learn.com, inc. (425) 637-5872 sara.britton@click2learn.com Jeff Howlett Investor Relations click2learn.com, inc. (425) 637-1514 jeff.howlett@click2learn.com www.click2learn.com BELLEVUE, WASH. November 8, 2000 – click2learn.com Inc. (NASDAQ: CLKS) announced today that click2learn Japan K.K., has formed an alliance with Toppan Forms Co., Ltd., to market e-Learning content and […]

Official backing for school laptops

The government is putting £5m “seed corn” funding into a National e-Learning Foundation to encourage local communities to set up tax-efficient schemes to get portable computers to schoolchildren.

Closer Look At Distance Education

Johannesburg (Business Day, November 8, 2000) – The model for distance education partnerships between private education companies and public higher education institutions is undeniably profitable for both parties. However, educationists fear that the trend runs contrary to the government’s goal of providing quality education.

Mexican Universities Launch Internet 2

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 7 (Reforma/Infolatina)– Mexico’s high-speed Internet 2 was launched on Monday, the National Science and Technology Council said.