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New students go mobile 100%
A US university says it will be the first school in the country to give iPhones and iPods to all new students. The 900 students who will start at the private Abilene Christian University in Texas later this year will be given the choice of an iPhone or an iPod Touch which can connect to the internet via wireless networks but does not function as a cellphone.

Future of learning 100%
Business and finance professionals from across the UK believe that online learning will form the single, largest part of their organisations’ future training delivery. Senior managers from organisations including Deloitte, BT and LloydsTSB took part in a live poll during ‘The Future of Learning’, an event sponsored by the online learning provider SkillSoft.

The truth about part-time study 60%
Studying for an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification is a proven way to further a career and increase earnings over a lifetime. But for many people, life gets in the way of achieving this ambition. Obstacles to further education such as family commitments and lack of funding mean they often have to postpone study until later in life, or indefinitely.

Protecting your online profile 60%
Stacy Snyder couldn’t have foreseen the consequences of dressing up as a pirate. But, in an increasingly digitised world, where people are more willing than ever to share details of their personal life on the internet, her story is an object lesson in how important it is to carefully manage how others view your online persona.

MBAs without borders 60%
Most business school graduates beat a path to the worlds of management consultancy and investment banking. But where do you go if you want to use your business skills outside the corporate sphere – in the voluntary sector, for example?

What happens to MBA graduates? 60%
Studying for an MBA, whether full-time, part-time or online, is no guarantee of a money-spinning job or a move into a more satisfying career. It’s expensive, requires dedication, hard work and a certain amount of faith in your own abilities – particularly if you are studying remotely.

Drexel offers online learning to hospital staff 40%
Drexel University Online, a subsidiary of the Philadelphia technical university, has begun providing special-rate distance learning services to Montgomery Hospital Medical Center, a 210-bed hospital serving the state’s central Montgomery County.

Cultural Leadership 40%
One of the UK’s leading business schools has launched a unique postgraduate programme that aims to create more female high-fliers in arts management.

Downturn ups stakes for MBA applicants 30%
The US economy may not yet be officially in recession, but it’s fair to say that things aren’t looking good. Along with a drop off in business for bespoke tailors near financial centres, rising MBA applications are an anecdotal early sign of economic woe. True to form, more people are seeking refuge in an MBA.

Online sports management degree launched 30%
Sport and business have never been more connected. In the US, baseball and football have long been professional concerns, and in recent years soccer and rugby in Europe and Asia have followed suit.

Course profile: Science and the public, University of Buffalo 30%
Scientific breakthroughs come thick and fast these days. As new developments across the scientific spectrum from medical research to climatology are made, ethical issues arise and public debate begins.

Online learning helps entrepreneurs in developing countries 30%
Wharton University has launched a distance learning initiative to help women entrepreneurs in developing countries. The school’s Aresty Institute for Executive Education has developed the programme as part of the ‘10,000 Women’ initiative from Goldman Sachs.

First students graduate from online ‘green’ MBA 30%
Green Mountain College is celebrating its first class of graduates from the online masters degree programme in sustainable business. The Vermont school’s MBA was the first accredited distance education programme in the US to have the concept of sustainable business at its heart.

Distance Learning nurses walk into jobs 30%
Almost all of The Open University’s first nursing graduates in Northern Ireland have gone straight into employment as registered nurses.

University pioneers online science experiments 30%
The Open University has developed an innovative way of enabling distance learners to participate in scientific experiments remotely. Interactive screen experiments (ISEs) use Flash technology to allow students to carry out a real experiment using a standard home computer and web browser.

Future counsellors learn online 30%
A new master’s programme aims to widen access to students who wish to train as rehabilitation counsellors. The University of Buffalo programme is the first counselling course at the university to be offered completely online, allowing the school to target non-traditional students throughout the state, country and the world.

Online university boosts free course programme 30%
Ten more units of courseware have been added to the Open University of Hong Kong’s suite of free courseware.

College goes online to stem student exodus 30%
A decision to increase the minimum pay for agricultural workers under the age of 17 in Scotland has led to a college turning to distance education to stem a decline in student numbers.

St Louis goes online 30%
Saint Louis University School for Professional Studies is now offering the University’s first online undergraduate degree programme.

Course profile: Foundation degree in Fashion Marketing and Promotion, London College of Fashion. 30%
Students preparing for Graduate Fashion Week, to be held in London in June, are hoping a leading fashion label will snap them up. Those designers who are successful will be embarking on a career in the fourth largest fashion market in the world, worth more than £1bn annually.

Course profile: MA Islamic Studies, University of Wales at Lampeter 30%
The MA Islamic Studies is appropriate for all those seeking to further their knowledge in the multidisciplinary academic fields associated with the study of Islam.

Demand still high for MBA graduates 30%
Every passing week brings more gloom for the US economy. But the latest snapshot of application trends from business schools finds that the demand for MBAs is still bullish. The latest Corporate Recruiters Survey from the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) found that 70 percent of recruiters worldwide are looking for new recruits with an MBA, compared with 64 percent last year.

Online inclusion for remote Philippines communities 30%
One of the oldest universities in Asia is to continue using distance learning to improve access to higher education among remote indigenous peoples. The University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines has announced it will carry on with a pilot project that began in 1999 to give students from the Aetas community a chance to improve their lives through learning.

Think tank calls for wider online learning 30%
An influential UK think tank has called for more universities to provide access to course materials through distance learning. In a paper written for the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), educational researcher Leo Pollack says Britain’s universities should be doing more to provide degree-level programmes online, to a wider audience.

Malaysia and UK join forces to offer healthcare courses 30%
sterskill College of Nursing and Health has launched a joint collaboration with Liverpool John Moores University in the UK to offer programmes at degree level. Masterskill and LJMU will jointly offer BSc (Hons) programmes in nursing, environmental health and health care management, which will give students at the college the option of doing more semesters in Malaysia before going to LJMU.

Rise in ‘quality’ online degrees 30%
The Online University Consortium (OUC) has reported a substantial increase in the number of quality programmes on offer since it was founded over four years ago. The OUC, an independent organisation that aims to help adult learners and corporations identify the best online degree programmes, has noted a steady rise in the standards expected by both students and institutions. It says there are almost 25 per cent more quality courses on offer now than there were in 2004.

Course profile: Masters in International Human Rights Law, University of Oxford. 30%
This is a part-time degree programme offered over two academic years. It involves several periods of distance learning via the internet as well as two summer sessions held at New College, Oxford.

Online learning – try before you buy 30%
Enrolling in a distance learning degree is a big commitment. To succeed, students must accept that studying in this way will have a significant impact on their lives, both financially and in terms of the time they have to devote to it.

Is one better than two? 30%
The Forbes ranking is eagerly awaited both by business schools and graduates choosing which programmes to apply to. It looks at the net long-term value of an MBA programme for alumni five years after graduation – in other words, whether the (sometimes enormous) financial outlay involved in studying for a management degree reaps the post-graduation rewards of a corking salary and mouth-watering perks.

How an online degree can impress recruiters 30%
MBA graduates in the US are entering the most competitive talent pool for years, according to research from the Graduate Management Admissions Council.

Online vs. Traditional Learning 30%
While considering PhD programs, you may want to look outside the “bricks and mortar” box to see if online options could meet your needs. Online higher education—meaning, courses in which the majority of content is delivered online and there are little to no on-campus requirements—has become an increasingly popular alternative to traditional face-to-face programs.

Scholarships aim to get more women into business school 30%
Students wishing to enrol for MBA degrees at Tanaka Business School at Imperial College in London can now take advantage of a range of new scholarships. Launched with the objective of attracting top female and international candidates to the school’s programmes, the scholarships are also a celebration of Imperial College’s centenary.

Course profile: Online MA in East Asian Studies, University of Leeds. 30%
After decades of rapid growth, and thawing relations with the West, East Asian countries such as China, Japan, Korea and Burma are increasingly attracting big money investment from the UK and USA, as well as business talent. The fact that Asia is predicted to account for more than 70% of the world’s incremental demand growth for energy over the next few decades tells you all you need to know.

Course profile: eLLM (Masters in Law), University of Staffordshire 30%
Staffordshire’s online LLM offers an advanced knowledge of Legal Theory, Law and Legal Practice, with the intention of encouraging the development in students of a sophisticated and critically informed approach to the issues that inform these disciplines. It is supported by established LLM programmes already offered in the UK and in Malaysia.

Online education aids army managers 30%
In 2003 Newcastle Business School at Northumbria University joined forces with the British Army to offer soldiers from the rank of corporal upwards and officers the chance to study an online programme that helps them become more effective in the current role and ultimately prepare them for life on Civvy Street.

Wikis become learning tools 30%
Distance learners are perhaps more familiar with the wide range of virtual learning tools at their disposal than their peers at bricks and mortar universities. From virtual libraries, to open source coursework provided by the likes of the Open University and MIT, and internet resources such as Wikipedia, there is a wealth of material that can be used to back up course materials.

Dental and medical professionals learn online 30%
Among the more surprising recent developments in online learning has been the growth of distance training available to professionals who operate at the frontline of medical care, such as dentists and doctors.

Best online programmes for entrepreneurs 30%
Britain is still a nation of budding entrepreneurs, despite economic troubles in the US. London Business School’s Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, the largest single study of its kind in the world, has found that although entrepreneurial activity declined substantially in other G8 countries, in the UK the decline was statistically insignificant 0.4 per cent (from 6.2 per cent to 5.8 per cent). This is compared to bigger drops in the US, Canada, France and Germany.

African students get access to MBA programmes 30%
Distance learning has failed to make much of an impact in Africa. Generally online education is hampered in the region by insufficient internet bandwidth, caused by high costs and lack of digital circuits. This results in slow connections throughout the continent when compared with developed countries.

How to evaluate online programmes 30%
Online learning is coming of age. Enrolment in US distance learning programmes increased from 1.98m in 2003 to 2.35m a year later, a growth rate more than 10 times that predicted by the National Center for Education Statistics for the general post-secondary student population.

Is there a quality gap with online degrees? 30%
One of the problems the online education sector has suffered in the past is how its programmes are perceived in terms of quality, particularly by recruiters. The raft of innovations now available means that e-learning tools make distance learning a viable – and for some a preferable – alternative to more traditional face-to-face, classroom-based learning.

Making the most of your time 30%
Whatever course you’re studying online, the greater emphasis on self-discipline means that you’re going to have to master one aspect of your life extremely carefully – your time.

Coping with stress 30%
There’s no doubt that studying for a degree online is a huge undertaking that involves a great deal of hard work – particularly for students who opt to continue working while taking a part-time or distance degree. The rewards may be great, but the effort required is too.

Non-profit sector booming for graduates 30%
There has never been a better time than the present for business graduates looking to move into the non-profit sector. According to the Independent Sector, a coalition of corporations, foundations, and private voluntary organisations that works to strengthen America's non-profit companies, the sector has grown to more than 1.2 million organisations with over $664 billion in revenues during the last decade.

Funding your course 30%
Once you’ve decided on where to do your course, your attention will turn very quickly to financing it. There are four main options: persuading your employer to sponsor you; taking out a personal loan or remortaging; borrowing money from a government loan scheme and winning a scholarship.

How to market yourself 30%
Aleksey Vayner is now infamous as the Yale graduate who made a video CV to support his application for a job at UBS, the investment bank. Titled ‘Impossible Is Nothing’, the video features the hyper-confident Vayner expounding on his personal philosophies on personal development, success, and recounting his many, many triumphs in the realm of sport, personal fitness and Latin dance.

E-learning on your Blackberry 30%
Business graduates and investment bankers are set to receive training on the move, thanks to a new development in e-learning: courses delivered to handheld email devices. According to The Times, Merrill Lynch is one of three investment banks that have signed up to use a system that will provide training and testing over Blackberries.

The future of e-learning in the UK 30%
E-learning has come a long way in Britain since the rise and untimely demise of the Government’s flagship online education project, UKeU. It was launched in 2000 with the aim of attracting overseas students to study online with UK universities, but despite £62m of public funding, the project was abandoned after it attracted just 900 students. A 2005 Government report into the fiasco found that the main causes of failure were that the project was driven by supply rather than demand, too ambitious and too narrow in focus, in terms of the style of learning on offer to students.

Green MBAs 30%
Rising corporate interest in the environment and sustainability issues is being reflected in the numbers of business schools offering MBA programmes that cover this subject area.

Environmental MBAs target business 30%
The most stark warning yet on climate change was sounded earlier this month with the publication of the Stern Report, commissioned by the UK government, which warned that global warming poses the greatest threat faced by mankind. But it was the economic price of ignoring the problem – £3.68 trillion worldwide each year – that grabbed headlines.

What is online learning? 30%
Online education, distance learning, e-learning. No matter what you call it, there is no doubt that technological and educational innovations in education over the last decade have opened up study to thousands of students, adult learners and professionals who may otherwise have missed out on opportunities for career advancement.

University results:

Universidad de las Americas, Ecuador 100%
www.uamericas.edu.ec Universidad de las Americas, based in
Santiago, Chile, was established in 1988. The fully

Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas 100%
www.upc.edu.pe Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
(UPC) is one of the most prestigious private post-secondary

Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología (ULACIT) 100%
www.ulacit.ac.pa Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y
Tecnología (ULACIT) was founded in 1991 and is

Universidad Interamericana de Panama 100%
www.uip.edu.pa Established in 1992, Universidad
Interamericana de Panama (UIP) programs are developed to

Institut Français de Gestion (IFG) 100%
www.ifgcnof.com In November 2004, IFG joined Laureate's
international network in Europe, Laureate's first entry in

The University of Liverpool 100%
Founded in 1881, the University of Liverpool is
internationally recognised for excellence in teaching,

Walden University 100%
Founded in 1970, Walden University is the leading provider
of quality higher education at a distance. With students

Program results:

Ph.D. in Education 100%
The Ph.D. in Education online degree program produces
leaders who can address the nation's most pressing

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) 75%
The Liverpool MBA programme offers a comprehensive
education and postgraduate qualification in all aspects of

M.S. in Software Engineering 75%
In the M.S. in Software Engineering program, students become
experts in the latest software development theories and the

M.S. Degree in Nursing 75%
This online degree program focuses on developing leaders in
the nursing field. This graduate degree course is based on

Ph.D. in Human Services 75%
With a Ph.D. in Human Services, you'll be recognized as an
expert in public service settings. This reasearch-intensive

M.S. in Psychology 75%
With a graduate degree in psychology, you’ll learn to
think critically about psychological theory and conduct

Ph.D. in Psychology 75%
Making a positive impact within your community, organization
and profession requires an ability to integrate theories,

M.S. in Education 75%
The M.S. in Education online degree program is designed to
enhance your skills, improve your students' achievement and

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) 75%
As a Doctor of Education, you will broaden your sphere of
influence so that you can shape the future of education in

Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) 75%
Improving your community requires knowledge, confidence and
out-of-the-box thinking. Access an international community

Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration 75%
For effective policy-making, service delivery and resource
management, you need a grounding in scientific inquiry and

Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences 75%
This business management program uses applied-research to
prepare you to be the go-to expert in your area. This online

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) 75%
Walden’s online M.B.A. program provides a solid
grounding in leading-edge management, economics, and