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The University’s Language Centre is deploying Kaltura’s MediaSpace CampusTuube video portal, as well as integrating Kaltura’s video extension for Moodle into its Languages@Warwick platform. Coventry and London UK (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 The Language Centre at University of Warwick, one of the UK’s leading universities, announced today that is has selected Kaltura, the leading open source video platform (http://www.kaltura.com), to power video for teaching and learning. The Language...

Students will be able to prepare for the MBA entrance exams and interviews. (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 The latest initiative by IGNOU MBA Project Help (IMP) will assist students who wish to take admission to leading MBA colleges. The organization has launched a workshop, which will start from June 1, to guide students in the process of preparing for the various entrance examinations for leading management colleges. IMP has been providing assistance to students who pursue MBA courses from IGNOU...

Learning in transnational and cross-cultural spaces HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Learning Skills Unit (LSU) blog generates thought and discussion on a wide range of topics impacting on learning in Higher Education. Advice and resources for students and teachers are provided which help to improve learning and teaching outcomes. Student-written work also provides peer advice and discussion on common challenges and experiences students share across...

PHILADELPHIA, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A website dedicated to college rankings, Best Colleges Online, recently named the 30 Most Amazing University Museums. The international list is based on qualities such as architecture, depth of resources and collections, and activity as a learning and teaching resource for the surrounding community. The full list can be viewed at the following link: http://www.bestcollegesonline.org/30-of-the-most-amazing-university-museums/ The 30 Most...

WATERLOO REGION, ON, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Communitech's five-year digital strategy is producing big results after just three years, according to a report card released today. In mid-2009, Waterloo Region-based Communitech set out to: -- Support the creation of 100 new digital media and mobile computing companies -- Help generate 2,000 new jobs within startup companies -- Help create and retain 5,000 new jobs in existing technology...

Carnegie Mellon and Lahore University research project goes viral A silly telephone game that became a viral phenomenon in Pakistan has demonstrated some serious potential for teaching poorly educated people about automated voice services and provided a new tool for them to learn about jobs, say researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Pakistan's Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). The game, called Polly, is simplicity itself: a caller records a message and Polly adds...

Chong Ker Pi, Tan She Quan, and Tan Chuan You take home top prize of RM3000 and internship opportunities from Frost & Sullivan KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan, together with its Strategic Partners Agensi Inovasi Malaysia (AIM) and Mahindra Satyam, recognized and celebrated innovative young leaders at the inaugural Frost & Sullivan Public Sector Case Challenge Malaysia 2013 on 10 April 2013 at the Mahindra Satyam Malaysia Global Solution...

Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration Number 2002/031365/06 JSE Code: WGR ISIN: ZAE000079703 TSX Code: WGR CUSIP Number: S98297104 ("Wits Gold") JOHANNESBURG, April 15, 2013 /CNW/ - In compliance with Rules 3.63 - 3.74 of the JSE Listings Requirements, Wits Gold wishes to disclose the following information: Wits Gold Company Director: AR Fleming Date of transaction: 11 April 2013...

Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration Number 2002/031365/06 JSE Code: WGR ISIN: ZAE000079703 TSX Code: WGR CUSIP Number: S98297104 ("Wits Gold") JOHANNESBURG, March 27, 2013 /CNW/ - In compliance with Rules 3.63 - 3.74 of the JSE Listings Requirements, Wits Gold wishes to disclose the following information: Wits Gold Company Director: AR Fleming Date of transaction: 26 March...

ST. JOHN'S, NL, Feb. 28, 2013 /CNW/ - Deepwater seabed surveying, navigation and control systems for field robots, and improving cyber security measures are among the 10 academic-led research and development projects receiving more than $1.7 million in total funding from the Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador (RDC). Today's investment leverages more than $10 million from others sources including the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the Natural...