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Lublin (PL), November 2008 - Social networking and the use of Web 2.0 tools like blogs and wikis open up a rich variety of opportunities for the education sector. Dr. Andrzej Wodecki, professor at Maria Curie Sklodowska University, Poland, described how his institution is making use of virtual worlds like Second Life as a traditional university to CHECK.point eLearning. » MORE

Brussels (BE), November 2008 - EuNeON has been launched as a means to support the Lisbon strategy and to contribute to the exploration and the full use of both the economic and the pedagogic potential of online teaching and learning in Europe. Partners in this undertaking are the Estonian Virtual University, the Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences, the Finnish Virtual University, the Swedish Agency for Networks and Cooperation in Higher Education, and the Bavarian Virtual University. » MORE

Lonodon (UK), October 2008 - The top US and UK universities continue to dominate - Harvard University remains number one, with Yale moving ahead of Cambridge into the second spot. Oxford drops to fourth, while Princeton drops out of the top ten, replaced by the only new entrant, Columbia. » MORE

Zouk Mosbeh (LB), October 2008 - When Lebanon is in the news, it's mostly for political conflicts. Behind the scene, teachers try to offer high-quality education. Kirsten Seegmüller spoke with Fawzi Baroud, who introduced eLearning at Notre Dame University, Lebanon, in 2001. The number of students has increased over the years, and professors believe that they need to meet their learning needs by integrating technology into teaching. The virtual learning environment (VLE) not only serves as a supplement of communication during political and security crises, but beyond that it has become an essential component in modern teaching. » MORE