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University18 is a large scale e-education

E-learning

E-learning comprises all forms of electronically supported learning and teaching. The information and communication systems, whether networked learning or not, serve as specific media to implement the learning process...

venture based out of India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. 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

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

, Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

, Malaysia, Dubai

Dubai

Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

and the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

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.

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 she faces by re-entering the formal education system after a break.

Re.Vica Project

The Re.Vica Project of the European Commission

European Commission

The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....

, describes U18 thus -
“University18, a nonprofit private-sector initiative (currently in partnership with the Karnataka State Open University

Karnataka State Open University

Karnataka State Open University is a distance learning university founded in 1996, located in Mysore, Karnataka, India.-History:Karnataka State Open University was formally established on June 1, 1996 under the Karnataka State Open University Act of 1992, with the objectives of introducing and...

), represents a significant development in the region which may well have great impact in the near future“.

Awards

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

Tie-ups

University18 currently has tie ups with Don Bosco University, The Karnataka State Open University

Karnataka State Open University

, Uttarakhand Open University

Uttarakhand Open University

Uttarakhand Open University is a university located in the city of Haldwani in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. This is the only Open University in the state....

, and the Indian Institute of Management Shillong

Indian Institute of Management Shillong

The Indian Institute of Management Shillong , also known as the Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management , is a Business School established in 2007 by the Government of India in the state of Meghalaya...

Press reports

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