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Brazilian Institution Selects SunGard Higher Education to Help Improve Management Processes

Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa, one of the most recognized MBA universities in Brazil, chose SunGard Higher Education’s Banner Unified Digital Campus solution from SunGard Higher Education to help promote easy access to information and overall management processes across the institution. Read More »

Blackboard Connect Keeps Schools, Universities on Track for Back to School in the Face of Hurricane Season

Blackboard Inc. announced two new client agreements that extend Blackboard Connect(TM) services to the Caribbean for the first time. Inter-American University in Puerto Rico and the American University of Antigua will now be able to send urgent news and important information - within minutes - to students and staff to keep them safe and informed. Read More »

The Education Project Launches To Provide Practical Solutions for Global Education

A new annual event designed to improve the quality of education across the world, from pre-school to higher education, will launch this October in Bahrain. The Education Project aims to identify practical solutions and gain commitment from educational professionals to put them in place. Read More »

CRKN Renews Deal To Provide SAGE Premier to Member Libraries

The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) has signed an agreement with SAGE to access SAGE Premier, with content focusing on business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology and medicine. Read More »

Pearson Canada Signs Agreement To Distribute DreamBox Learning’s Adaptive Instructional Product to Canadian Market

Under the letter of intent, Pearson will exclusively market and distribute DreamBox Learning’s web-based instructional products throughout Canada for use in both the classroom and home. Pearson will immediately begin to distribute DreamBox Learning K-2 Math, an effective, individualized, and engaging online math product for students in kindergarten through 2nd grade. Read More »

Ahlia University Selects SunGard Higher Education To Help Create a Unified Digital Campus

Ahlia University, Bahrain’s first private university, is poised to create the country’s first Unified Digital Campus with the help of SunGard Higher Education. The solution, PowerCAMPUS Unified Digital Campus (UDC), will help Ahlia University achieve new benchmarks for quality assurance assessment... Read More »

Government of South Australia Selects SunGard Higher Education To Help Create New Digital Campus

TAFE South Australia, the Australian state’s largest provider of vocational education training has selected the Banner Unified Digital Campus (UDC) from SunGard Higher Education to meet the growing needs of its 80,000-strong constituency of learners, teachers, administrators, alumni, employers and other key stakeholders. Read More »

ISTE on World Stage for International Standards Release in Egypt

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today launched the international Information and Communication Technology Competency Standards for Teachers (ICT-CST). Read More »

Economy Doesn't Stop Thousands of Students and Teachers Traveling This Summer with People to People Ambassador Programs

Despite today's tough economy, People to People Ambassador Programs, the leader in global educational travel experiences, this summer is sending thousands of students and teachers from all 50 states on unique educational experiences to 46 countries around the world. Read More »

TALIS Provides Evidence Teachers Care, Says Education International

Education International welcomes today's release of the OECD's first Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS). As a consultative partner throughout the process, EI recognises the importance of this research which, for the first time, sought the views of classroom teachers around the world about their professional lives. Read More »