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$2.4 Million Series A Funding for Edtech Start Up

Ann Arbor, MI (USA), April, 2012 - The Social Venture Fund of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business has closed its first investment. This marks the first-ever investment made by a socially oriented student-led venture fund.

Totara Extends the Life of Moodle 1.9

Wellington (NZ), April 2012 - Moodle HQ is now focusing on the Moodle 2.x series and will end support for Moodle 1.9 security fixes in June 2012. To ease the transition to Moodle 2, Totara Learning Solutions will sponsor support for serious Moodle 1.9 security issues until December 2013.

Maven Boosts Its Growth Strategy

London (UK), April 2012 � Maven has experienced profitable growth throughout the recent economic cycle. As many training companies cut investment, the senior management at Maven believes that now is the time to recruit dedicated resources to boost sales and plan for growth.

eLearning Solutions in Saudi Arabia

Pune (IN), April 2012 - Upside Learning and Naizak Global Engineering Systems, a subsidiary of Al Abdulkarim Holding, have signed a MoU to jointly offer eLearning solutions in Saudi Arabia. The solutions include learning technologies, custom eLearning, and mobile learning.

Carrefour Offers Its Staff Customised eLearning Plans

Saint-Herblain (FR), April 2012 - Carrefour Group has embarked on an eLearning project with the MEDIAplus eLearning solution from ENI. Staff members of the world's second-largest retailer, which employs 471,000 people throughout the world, are trained in office software skills via eLearning.

Eukleia Training Release New Course

London (UK), April 2012 - Entitled "Choices and Consequences", this new thirty-minute scenario-based course takes a holistic approach to ethics, corporate culture, and workplace responsibilities. It asks the learner to apply all three of these frameworks to realistic dilemmas tailored to the learner�s role within their firm.

Bringing the Classroom into the Business Environment

Cape Town (ZA), April 2012 - BDO South Africa, a provider of taxation consulting and advice, and Netcampus now offer Value-Added Tax (VAT) eLearning solutions specifically designed to provide corporates with a cost-effective alternative to sending their VAT specialist staff on outside training courses.

Reviewing and Reviving VET Practices

Vilnius (LT), April 2012 - The Revive-VET project addresses the European priority of contributing to the development of lifelong learning. It suggests reviewing and reviving Vocational Education and Training (VET) practices with the focus on the improvement of quality, attractiveness, and accessibility.

eLearning against Match-Fixing

Lausanne (FR), April 2012 � SportAccord offers a global programme to stop match-fixing in sports. The programme seeks to raise awareness about responsible sports-betting behaviour and to prevent match-fixing from destroying the careers of athletes.

�1,500 "New Apprentice" Grant for Employers

Ilkley (UK), April 2012 - YP Training, a division of Virtual College, uses online learning to deliver apprenticeships to companies and is encouraging them to take advantage of a �1,500 British government-funded apprenticeship grant.

Business English Index Reveals Skills Shortage

Brisbane, CA (USA), April 2012 � Global English Corporation has published the results of its annual Business English Index (BEI). The 2012 BEI shows that a lack of Business English proficiency is threatening the productivity of companies, industries, and country-specific economies.

Blended learning project on EU governance

London (UK), April 2012 - (by Bob Little) People working for the European Commission, Parliament, its Bodies and Agencies will now have access to state-of-the-art online blended learning materials and programs on EU decision making, law and policies. The contract to supply these materials has been awarded to The European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA, a centre of European learning and development for the public sector), the College of Europe (a university institute of postgraduate studies and training in European affairs) and eXact learning solutions (the online and mobile learning solutions provider).

The China-Africa Partnership: Effective for Education?

Cotonou (BEN), April 2012 - In a special report published by eLearning Africa, writer Stephen Haggard stimulates debate by taking a critical look at China�s actions in African schools and mobile telecoms. Haggard argues that, up to now, China�s presence in Africa has had disappointing impacts on learning.

Colloborative Classroom Learning for iPads

Santa Rosa, CA (USA), April 2012 - Democrasoft, Inc. has announced the worldwide release and immediate availability of its Collaborize Classroom PRO iPad app in Apple's App Store. This special "optimized-for-iPad" app was designed to address the fast-growing adoption of the iPad by students and teachers.

Corporate University Implements NetDimensions Platform

Hong Kong (CN), April 2012 - Mitsubishi Electric Automation (China) Ltd. has successfully implemented the NetDimensions Talent Suite as part of its corporate university with the goal of improving customer satisfaction across China.

Application Open for International Academy of Journalism

Hamburg (GER), April 2012 - Journalists from all over the world can apply online for the International Academy of Journalism (Intajour), founded by Bertelsmann. Successful applicants for the "Journalism in the Digital World" fellowship programme will begin their ten-month training course in September.

eLearning Papers 2012 - Opening Learning Horizons

Brussels (BE), April 2012 - The 2012 Special Edition of eLearning Papers is now available for download on the eLearning Papers website. It is published by eLearningeuropa.info, a European Commission initiative supporting the transformation of education through technology.

International Conference on Mobile Networks

Berlin (GER), April 2012 � The fourth edition of IT Revolutions is being held in Berlin, 07�88 June 2012 with a special (but not limiting) focus on smart mobile networks. What would happen if billions of users entered the mobile Internet?

Challenges and Perspectives of Development in eLearning

Cairo (EG), April 2012 - As a response to rapid changes in ICT, new developments in eLearning, and the growing needs in the Arab society to interact with various spaces of knowledge society, the Egyptian eLearning University (EELU) is organizing its first international conference on eLearning in the Arab World in Cairo, 09-11 July 2012.

Learning and Technology Impact Awards

Melbourne (AU), April 2012 � Submitting an entry to the LearnX Foundation�s 2012 Learning & Technology Impact Awards will enable your organisation to gauge and assess your learning projects and talent. Deadline for entries is Friday 1st June.