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New York, NY (USA), October 2023 - Section, the business education platform founded by Scott Galloway, has announced plans to build the world's most essential "AI for Business" curriculum, equipping working professionals to succeed and thrive in the age of AI. » MORE

Munich (GER), October 2023 - Speexx, an industry leader for digital people development, has appointed HR Tech and L&D Leader Dr. Jonas Vrany as Managing Director of the DACH region. "I am a big believer in the powerful impact that people development can have on business outcomes, so joining Speexx as a leading global people development platform is a perfect fit for me," said Jonas Vrany.  » MORE

Los Angeles, CA (USA), October 2023 - Udemy, a company dedicated to improving lives through learning, has announced a new partnership with Docker. Together, Udemy and Docker will provide an unmatched experience to help developers gain the skills they need to efficiently build, share, and run applications. Announced at DockerCon 2023, the partnership focuses on more than 20 million aspiring and veteran active Docker developers, giving them easier access to the ongoing education and skills required to stay ahead of the latest technology with dedicated learning paths and immediate access to new product training through the Docker Certified Instructor program. » MORE

Derry (XI), October 2023 - Learning Pool, a leading global provider of workplace learning solutions, has announced the launch of AI Conversations, a generative AI offering that allows employees to practice challenging workplace conversations with an AI-generated character. » MORE

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". » MORE

Boston, MA (USA), October 2023 - Thought Industries, a leading external enterprise learning platform for customer, partner, and professional training, has announced a range of powerful new and enhanced AI capabilities during its Product Keynote at COGNITION23, designed to harness the power of generative AI within the Ti Enterprise Learning Cloud. » MORE

Concord, MA (USA), October 2023 - Since the school closings in 2020, educators have been looking for ways to help students accelerate learning to recover lost ground. RAND Education and Labor, a division of the RAND Corporation, released a new study titled "Students Using Lexia® Core5® Reading Show Greater Reading Gains than Matched Comparison Students." Data for this study was provided by Lexia, part of Cambium Learning Group, and NWEA. » MORE

New York , NY (USA) / Madrid ( E), October 2023 - The International E-Learning Awards recognize the best uses of technology to improve learning and job performance within companies or through individual professional development. Please join us in congratulating the deserving winners of the 2023 International E-Learning Awards in the Academic Division who were honored at ICL2023, the International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, in Madrid, Spain. » MORE

Telangana (IN), October 2023 - In today's rapidly evolving landscape, video-based learning (VBL) has transcended from being a novelty to becoming the new normal. Being one of the most preferred mediums for L&D professionals, VBL is reshaping how we support microlearning, engage with Gen Z, and offer flexible mobile learning options for employees. » MORE

Berlin (GER), October 2023 - OEB 2023 will host a conference session on European University Alliances, the emergence of Umbrella Universities and collaboration on standards. The OEB Conference, taking place in Berlin 22-24 November, will host a session "Unleashing the Power of European Universities". » MORE

Crete (GR), October 2023 - (by Kallia Katsampoxaki-Hodgetts) A notable strength of the academic development field is its commitment to academics' empowerment toward more learning-centred and inclusive teaching learning practices. In line with this, the first international conference on higher education pedagogy and faculty development at the University of Crete Teaching and Learning Center was held in Rethymnon, Greece, 15-17 September 2023. » MORE

London (UK), October 2023 - At the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, Nigel Paine will provide examples from industry of five organisations in which L&D has moved into a strategic role, beyond just providing courses. » MORE

Brussels (BE), October 2023 - The organisers are delighted to announce that the title for the Media & Learning Conference next year is "Back to the Future?" pointing to the conundrum faced by many in our community in this post-pandemic, AI-obsessed, and resource-restrictive world. » MORE