Erfurt (GER), August 2024 - Top athletes from all over the world competed at the Olympic Games in Paris, with the German team comprising 427 members - 211 women and 216 men. More than 30 of them study at IU International University of Applied Sciences (IU), the largest university in Germany with more than 130,000 students. Among them are football stars such as Giulia Gwinn, Klara Bühl, Sydney Lohmann, Lea Schüller, and Nicole Anyomi.

Coventry (UK), August 2024 - Coventry University is helping to reshape students’ learning experience through a global consortium. The consortium is at the heart of implementing collaborative online international learning (COIL) in diverse higher education institutions.

New York, NY (USA), July 2024 - Transfr Inc., a leading provider of virtual reality (VR) career training and exploration simulations, has announced the findings of a first-in-market series of rigorous efficacy studies, demonstrating the substantial learning gains achieved through its VR-based training solutions.

Frankfurt (GER), June 2024 - The new Center for Critical Computational Studies (C3S) at Goethe University Frankfurt conducts research into the interrelationships between digitality and democracy and the dynamics of change. At a recent event entitled "Planetary Hopes", the Center presented its "Earth-Nature-Society" research focus. The key question discussed by the Frankfurt-based scientists and their guests was whether and how computational and data-based methods can contribute to coping with planetary polycrises.

Raleigh, NC (USA), June 2024 - The eLearning landscape is rapidly evolving, and AI-powered Text-to-learning (T2L) generation is at the forefront of this transformation. The ability to convert text into dynamic, interactive eLearning modules has revolutionised the way we create and consume educational content. Let's define T2L, highlight its benefits over traditional digital education tools, explore its practical applications, and discuss its implications for the future of eLearning and learning management systems (LMS).

Darmstadt/Karlsruhe, May 2024 - The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research project AVLAB2 works with several partners to investigate the social and didactic benefits of deploying virtual learning environments. In the context of the project, the sociologist Dr. Mirjam Merkel-Kiss conducted an exploratory study into communicative behavior in virtual worlds. Her presentation about the work will take place at the LEARNTEC Congress, 06 June at 10:45.

Brookline, MA (USA), November 2023 - From understanding cultural nuances to learning conversational speech, immersing yourself in television can be an effective tool when it comes to learning a new language. To mark World TV Day, the team at Preply have provided a roundup of the different ways television can aid language learning.

Yaounde (CMR) / Bremen (GER), October 2023 - Making education more accessible in his native country Cameroon has motivated Kinlo Ephriam Tangiri to develop a free eLearning service, the KET Academy. With this project, the student of Constructor University in Bremen made it into the top 50 of the international student competition "Chegg.org".

Berlin (GER), August 2023 - From winter semester 2023-24, the HMKW University of Applied Sciences for Media, Communication and Management will be offering the interdisciplinary, two-year online master's program M.A. Artificial Intelligence and Societies, which is dedicated to the interplay between artificial intelligence technologies, societal issues, and the creative and cultural industries.

Lanham, MD (USA), June 2023 - edX, a leading global online learning platform from 2U, Inc. has announced the launch of its groundbreaking new Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence MicroBootCamp program in partnership with 12 leading American universities. The intensive online program is designed to rapidly equip technology professionals with the core skills needed to excel in the dynamic fields of machine learning and AI.