Distance Learning Students Enhance Employability With Home Learning College and Abintegro

LONDON, November 23 - From today, people studying with Home Learning College (HLC) - the UK's
leading distance learning provider - can gain career-planning support and
boost their employability with online careers services company Abintegro.
This new partnership means that, in addition to studying for a professionally
recognised qualification, HLC's 65,000 students can take advantage of
cost-effective, tailored careers guidance and employer research.

Visage Imaging Signs University of Chicago

Visage CS Enterprise Wide Advanced Visualization Solutions

ANDOVER, Massachusetts, November 19 - Visage Imaging(R), Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pro Medicus Ltd.
(ASX: PME), announced today it has installed their Visage CS thin client
enterprise solution with The University of Chicago to meet an evolving demand
for powerful workflow improvement. The Visage CS's architecture has been
designed to smoothly integrate with their existing workflow and allow for a
greater level of performance and productivity throughout the enterprise.

EF English First to be Official Language Training Provider for 2014 World Cup in Brazil

EF's Englishtown, an innovative online learning technology, to train 80,000 Brazilians a year in the run up to soccer competition

Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Presents WISE Awards to Six Outstanding Education Innovators

DOHA, Qatar, November 18 - Please click on the following link to access the full version
of the Digital Press Release:
www.digitalnewsroom.co.uk/wise09/gala-dinner/

Hyper Island and SJ Join Forces to get Speed on the Digital Track

Two Swedish enterprises, the Swedish Rail (SJ) and the digital media school Hyper Island have joined forces. SJ takes the next step to enhance digital communication by becoming a Hyper Island Learning Partner.

EF Education First to be Official Language Training Provider for 2014 World Cup in Brazil

EF's Englishtown, an innovative online learning technology, to train 80,000 Brazilians a year in the run up to soccer competition

World-Class Universities Convene on Kuala Lumpur to Debate Rankings

LONDON, November 18 - Over 700 university academics and administrators from around 45 countries
will gather at the fifth QS Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in Education
Conference (www.qsapple.org) in Kuala Lumpur next week to hear
international experts from 25 countries speak on globalisation and the role
of rankings in higher education.

Global Leaders Achieve Major Outcomes at First World Innovation Summit for Education - WISE

Declaration of 10 Core Education Priorities for the 21st century

DOHA, Qatar, November 18 - Please click on the following link to access the full version of the
Digital Press Release:
www.digitalnewsroom.co.uk/wise09/closing-statement/

World Innovation Summit for Education - WISE Programme to Address 21st Century Educational Challenges

International Opinion Leaders and Prominent Figures to Contribute and Attend the World Summit

Plan UK Announces the Launch of 'Girls Without Voices'

New Research* From One of the World's Largest Children's Charities Reveals That Three Quarters of British Women Regret not Making More of Their Education

Britain's Late Bloomers

LONDON, November 16 - Brits don't discover they've got talent until they reach 22 years old on
average*, according to independent education foundation Edge.

Schoolstrader Page Hits up Over 95%

Community Trading Online is Booming

LONDON, November 12 - The recession is boosting the second-hand market and a free-ads site
based around school communities is booming: traffic is up strongly on
Schoolstrader, one of the UK's leading online trading sites for school
communities. Schoolstrader covers 30,000 school communities and is today
launching a new service - Universities Trader - for students. It aims to
appoint 200 student agents.

Pass Your IT Certification Exams, or Get Your Money Back!

LONDON, November 12 - ThirdForce, a leading provider of technology enabled learning solutions,
has launched a new 100% Money Back Guarantee programme. This great offer
demonstrates the confidence ThirdForce has in the success of its training
courses and reinforces why it was ranked the 3rd Top Global E-learning
Company for Off-the-Shelf Content by IT Training Magazine.

Research on Simbionix PROcedure Rehearsal Software Awarded Magna Cum Laude Prize at CIRSE 2009

LONDON, November 11 - Extensive research conducted by the Imperial College of London,
Ghent University Hospital and University of Sheffield on the Simbionix
PROcedure Rehearsal Studio(TM), was awarded a Magna Cum Laude EPOS Award at
the CIRSE 2009 congress in Lisbon, Portugal.

Pingar Announces Major R&D Funding With University of Wales

Pingar announces UK launch and new research collaboration with University of Wales

Distance Learning With a Difference - Oxford College of Marketing Adds More Training Videos to Their Blackboard Virtual Learning System

OXFORD, England - Oxford College of Marketing has used a virtual learning environment to support all modes of study for many years. This means that students have been getting E Learning support on all their courses - part time evening, blended learning and distance learning courses. New videos from Oxford Learning Lab (www.oxlearn.com) have now been included and this means that for the first time, students from all over the world can listen to what top marketers have to say. Names like Chris Fill, Malcolm Mc Donald, Laurie Young, Tim Fidgeon, and coming soon - Beth Rogers and Will McInnes - all legends of learning in their own time can now be easily reached. Podcasts and webinars are also provided for all students.

BSEC MENA, Introducing UK Companies to Governments Across the MENA Region

ABU DHABI, UAE -

- BSEC MENA, 13-14 December, ADNEC, Abu Dhabi

BSEC MENA, endorsed by Abu Dhabi Education Centre (ADEC) is the only conference and exhibition which brings together public and private sectors that are driving forward education projects across the MENA region.

Unique Online Tool Helps International Students Calculate GPA

NEW YORK -

International students now have an online tool that can quickly and accurately convert their non-US grades and calculate their grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale, the WES iGPA Calculator. More and more, higher education institutions are asking for students to give a self-reported GPA on their applications, to enable them to quickly determine eligibility. For American-educated students this is an easy task, but for internationally-educated students who are not used to the 4.0 scale it causes confusion and undue stress. That’s why World Education Services (WES) decided to offer this new tool.

Scopus(R), Elsevier Announce Partnership With University of Miami for use of Custom Data

AMSTERDAM -

- University of Miami First Academic Institution in the U.S. to use Scopus Custom Data for Research Measurement

Third Festival of Thinkers Convenes in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

ABU DHABI, UAE - The third Festival of Thinkers (FoT) convened today. The opening address was given by H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister for Higher Education and Scientific Research in the UAE and Chancellor of the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) to an audience of over 2,000.

Elsevier Partners With Universities Around the Globe to Share Best Practices in Webinar Series for Librarians and Researchers

AMSTERDAM -

- Senior Librarians and Researchers From Host Universities Will Share Insights and Case Studies During “Scholarly Perspectives 2009″ Series

Thomson Reuters Chosen to Support World University Rankings

PHILADELPHIA and LONDON -

- Data Quality And Analysis Primary Factors In Selection

Thomson Reuters, the authority on research citation data for more than half a century, announced today that it will be the sole provider of data used to calculate the annual World University Rankings produced by the Times Higher Education.

George Soros Unveils New Blueprint for World Financial System

BUDAPEST, Hungary -

- CEU Convenes Global Conversation with Opinion Makers

George Soros on Monday delivered the first of a series of lectures that reflects the culmination of a lifetime of thinking on finance, politics, and open society.

Hult International Business School to Open New San Francisco Campus

LONDON -

- World’s Only Global Business School to Open San Francisco Campus in 2010; Existing Campuses in Boston, London, Dubai, and Shanghai Address Surging Demand for Hult’s One-year MBA Program

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How Does the Non-Stick Surface in a Pan Work?

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany - When the first non-stick cookware arrived on the market back in the mid-1950s, it was an instant hit. The images of fried eggs or pancakes sliding straight out of the pan onto the plate proved irresistible to consumers. As with so many other products, however, the discovery that made it all possible involved a series of lucky coincidences. In entertaining episodes our Chemical Reporter answers questions of our Podcast listeners on Chemistry in our everyday life.

Mary Robinson Awarded World Entrepreneurship Forum’s “Entrepreneur for the World” Award

LYON, France - Mary Robinson has been awarded “Entrepreneur for the World” Award, Politician category, during a ceremony held on October 20th, 2009 on EMLYON Business School European Campus (Lyon, France).

Exclusive Executive Event, Tata Interactive Learning Forum to Commence on October 28

MUMBAI -

- The Tata Interactive Learning Forum (TLF), an Annual, Exclusive Executive Event Will Focus on “Emerging Stronger From the Current Economic Recession.”

Innovative Thinkers Join Forces to Meet Challenges of Global Economic Crisis

NEW YORK and BUDAPEST, Hungary -

- Leading Economists and Policymakers Including Nobel Laureates George Akerlof, Sir James Mirrlees, A. Michael Spence and Joseph Stiglitz Join to Foster New Thinking.

Edge Welcomes Government Initiative to Improve Careers Information, Advice and Guidance

LONDON - The Government’s announcement today to pilot a new strategy to improve the quality of careers information, advice and guidance for all young people is welcomed by independent education foundation Edge.

UW & PI to Host International Conference to Help Advance Science Policy-making

WATERLOO, Canada -

- Waterloo Global Science Initiative Announced

The end of the Quantum to Cosmos Festival marks the beginning of preparations for the Waterloo Global Science Initiative (WGSI), an international science conference expected to take place in Waterloo Region in spring, 2011.

/C O R R E C T I O N — Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics/

WATERLOO, Canada - In the news release, “UW & PI to Host International Conference to Help Advance Science Policy-making” issued on 25 Oct 2009 23:00 GMT, by Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the headline should have read “Waterloo Global Science Initiative Announced” and the subheader should have read “UW & PI to Host International Conference to Help Advance Science Policy-making”. Complete, corrected release follows:

George Soros Shares Latest Insights on Economics and Politics

BUDAPEST, Hungary -

The following was issued today by the Open Society Institute:

WHAT: George Soros Shares Latest Insights on Economics and Politics

Designboxx: Frameboxx Presents Next Gen Courses to Empower Design Course Aspirants

MUMBAI, India - Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects, India’s fastest growing network of Media & Entertainment training centers, today announced the launch of Designboxx courses. A brand new initiative, the Designboxx courses have been developed with an aim of preparing the next generation of students appearing for entrance examinations to the best design schools of the world. These courses are equipped to help the students structure their ideas, discover their true skills and sharpen them further to make it through to the top design schools. They have been exclusively crafted by a panel of experts from some of the most reputed design schools, who have had years of experience in guiding students with a creative flair to make it through to the best design education programs available out there.

Punch Partnerships and ThirdForce Develop New e-Learning Training Offer

LONDON - ThirdForce (www.thirdforce.com/) is delighted to partner with Punch Partnerships to launch a new e-learning training initiative that is unique in the Tenanted/leased pub Industry.

Ask a Nobel Laureate on YouTube

STOCKHOLM - YouTube viewers worldwide have the unique opportunity to “Ask a Nobel Laureate” a question on the official Nobel Prize YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/thenobelprize). Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2006, John Mather, an astrophysicist from NASA, is the first Nobel Laureate to participate and he will answer a selection of questions from the online community.