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Many who have only experienced face-to-face education in an institutional setting believe that the quality of education provided through distance education is inferior. However, this is far from true, according to Naveed A. Malik, rector of the Virtual University of Pakistan.

When children as young as kindergarten sit down for their first experience with computers using software in their native Mayan language, K'iche', the lessons learned go far beyond mastering basic computer skills. Students are learning that their indigenous language and culture are a vital part of their society.

UNESCO, together with the Naledi3d Factory of South Africa has recently embarked on a new collaborative project to take the concept of the Interactive3d Learning Object to a more integrated level.

"A digital library is one of the very important academic equipments that the National University of Rwanda (NUR) in Huye District (Butare), has been missing for better academic excellence and I hope it's going to greatly help students and lecturers in their studies and research."

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved on Wednesday a US$ 200 Million loan to help address the declining quality and accessibility of elementary and secondary education in the Philippines.

How far have the billions of ringgit gone to make students and teachers savvy in information and communication technology? The Government has appointed a group of auditors to find out.

Ethiopia has been selected as the first country to benefit from the pilot phase of the Pan-African E-network Project, a joint initiative between the Indian government and African Union (AU) to develop ICT infrastructure across the continent.

The school has adopted a course management system called Moodle. There are more than 10,000 Moodle sites in 147 countries.

Intel Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Lebanese Ministry of Education and the Hariri Foundation to develop its worldwide Intel Teach to the Future program in Lebanon.

An US$800,000 grant will help increase access to upper secondary education for poor girls in Cambodia through the provision of residential facilities with media learning centers.