PRESS RELEASES 2008

02.06.2008

eLearning Africa 2008 ended successfully
The third eLearning Africa conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training ended successfully on Friday, May 30th. 1502 eLearning users, newcomers, providers and experts from 83 countries gathered during the three conference days at the Accra International Conference Centre in Accra, Ghana. Eighty percent of the participants came from African countries.
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20.05.2008

eLearning in Africa: A Matter of Capacity Development
There are many different eLearning practices currently evident across Africa. However, Africa’s educational institutions do not exploit the potential of educational technologies fully, suggests a report which was published by ICWE, the Swedish Program on ICT for Developing Regions (SPIDER) and the ICT4D Collective at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK, right before the third eLearning Africa conference. More …

13.05.2008

Questions & Answers about “eLearning Africa 2008” (PDF 60 kB )

08.04.2008

eLearning Africa launched its conference programme today
This year’s agenda features contributions of 240 speakers from 51 countries, including representatives from UNESCO/UNEVOC, the World Bank, the Global Development Learning Network, as well as from national educational institutions from 28 African countries. More …

17.01.2008

ICTs in TVET in Africa: Call for Participation
The 2nd UNESCO-UNEVOC Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Summit is seeking to promote best practice examples of the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in TVET in Africa. All organisations, groups and individuals involved in technical vocational education and training are cordially invited to submit to information about their projects. More …

11.01.2008

Call for Papers 2008 Closes with a Record Number of Submissions
More than 380 proposals have been received for the upcoming eLearning Africa. More …

08.01.2008

First Africa Forum on Open Education Resources
The MERLOT Africa Network (MAN) Council announces the First Africa Forum on Open Educational Resources (OER), to be held during the eLearning Africa Conference 2008 in Accra, Ghana. More …

19.07.2007

eLearning Africa 2008 Opens Call for Proposals
Suggestions for the programme can be submitted until December 7.
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