Part of the Congress forms the fifth Conference on eLearning Excellence, which is subtitled "Sustainable Innovation in Education - Capacity-building, Blended Learning, and Beyond". The Conference will emphasize innovation and creative approaches of education using all types of technologies available to improve learning and make it more effective.

All those engaged in triggering and managing educational changes, innovation, and excellence in eLearning are invited to share their experiences and practices by submitting research papers, case studies, poster presentations, students' brief papers, and view points.

All submissions need to be made against a particular Conference subtheme:

• advances in creative and innovative learning
• open educational resources for innovative online learning
• innovative learning environment
• pedagogical approaches fostering creativity and innovation
• learners' empowerment
• policies and strategies for sustainable educational innovation.

Those interested in presenting are requested to submit an extended abstract (500-700 words) with a brief resume, contact details and digital passport-size color photograph using the online submission system. Accepted papers that are presented during the Conference will be included in the proceedings. The Conference Technical Committee also accepts papers in Arabic.

Important Dates:

Abstract submission deadline: 15 July 2011

Full paper and posters submission deadline: 01 September, 2011

Author notified of paper's acceptance: 01 November, 2011



Under the Patronage of H.H Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and University President, the University seeks to grow the body of knowledge in the region by bringing likeminded people together and stimulating useful exchanges between them.

These conferences, over the years, have included an international array of thinkers, researchers, experts, and practitioners who presented novel ideas and concepts, demonstrated how original research is supported by evidence-based arguments, shared new concepts, and illustrated best-practice applications in various sectors of the economy.