University18

University18 Signs MoU with Uttarakhand Open University. Seen are UOU Vice Chancellor Dr.Vinay K Pathak, and University18 Director Raunak Singh

U18 is a large scale e-education venture based out of India. University18 works with Indian Universities in a public–private partnership, developing and delivering Accredited Degree and Diploma Programs to the Indian Learner around the Nation. U18 has a global footprint, with students spread across the world, and exam centers in Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai and the United Kingdom.

Programs

University18's Programs are all structured around a web based e-education platform, one that has both asynchronous and synchronous components - the Learning Management System, and a Virtual Classroom System. Regular online sessions, with Professors from various Institutions around the Nation, act to bridge the gap between full time classroom learning and Distance Learning.[1]

Professors

The fact that U18 uses professors drawn from different Institutions give their programs some flexibility and flavor. The U18 premise is that classroom interaction, as well as the mentoring a classroom lecture (online) can provide, aid both the effort an adult learner makes and the challenges he/she faces by re-entering the formal education system after a break.

Re.Vica Project

The Re.Vica Project of the European Commission, describes U18 thus - “University18, a nonprofit private-sector initiative (currently in partnership with the Karnataka State Open University), represents a significant development in the region which may well have great impact in the near future“.[2]

Awards

U18 is a nominee for the eIndia 2010 Awards,[3] to be given out in August, at the eIndia 2010 convention at Hyderabad.

Tie-ups

University18 currently has tie ups with Assam Don Bosco University and the University of Mysore

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.university18.edu.in
  2. ↑ http://revica.europace.org/Re.ViCa%20Online%20Handbook.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.eindia.net.in/awards/2010/index.asp

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