E-learning comes to Brussels

The first eLearning summit to be held in Europe will take place in Brussels on 10 and 11 May, hosted by European Commissioner for Education and culture, Vivian Reding.

The meeting, which national ministers and representatives of leading IT (information technology) companies will also attend, will investigate means by which public/private partnerships can be established. The findings will be presented at the Education council on 28 May.

Among the issues that will be on the agenda are skills shortages, access, connectivity and digital literacy. The participants will also be analysing what constitute the biggest obstacles in developing eLearning.

The event is part of the support for the eLearning action plan, which has been adopted by the Commission and aims to enhance cooperation between European institutions, Member States, education and training practitioners and businesses in the use of new IT in schools.
For further information, please consult the following web addresses:

http://www.ibmweblectureservices.com/eu/elearningsummit(odnośnik otworzy się w nowym oknie)