The University of Salford’s MediaCity campus is now available to visit as a 3D virtual environment thanks to a new partnership with software company PixelMax
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BlackBerry and D2L are teaming up to support STEM education for K-12 students in North America, with BlackBerry naming D2L its Sustainability Partner.
Bitwave has launched BitwaveU, a new self-serve online education hub with unlimited access to 30+ courses, 20+ CPE credits, and industry-leading certifications in cryptocurrency, accounting, and finance.
BlackBerry and Texas Instruments today unveiled the QNX Academy for Functional Safety, a comprehensive online software developer enablement program designed to turbocharge software innovation efforts and de-risk the product development process for safe and secure embedded systems.
A professor at Morehouse College in Atlanta is to guide students through a course in which Black history is taught entirely through the metaverse.
Blockchain security and risk monitoring solutions provider AnChain, has launched AnChain.AI University, its new professional certification program learning centre.
Founded by NFT, crypto, stock investor, educator, and YouTuber Sajad Ali, NFT Wizards is a community of over 30K NFT traders and enthusiasts.
Web3 marketing agency Lunar Strategy's full course on Web3 marketing — the first in the industry — has just gone live.
Meta English City has released Meta English Token, bringing learning together with life experiences by presenting an efficient education environment to students and teachers with the support of latest technologies.Â
DRIVEN, a global community of trading enthusiasts led by a team of documented, professional traders, has been booming in several countries, as high accessibility allows people to easily complete trades from their phones anywhere in the world.
Lawless Lions is a virtual space offering interesting Lion NFT characters in the Metaverse jungle. The campus aims to create a platform for learning and displaying crypto knowledge through different features.
Apple has unveiled Apple Learning Coach, a new professional learning program for educators who coach teachers to get the most out of Apple technology.
With the rise of crypto, NFTs, the Metaverse, and Web 3.0, it’s no surprise that some companies are looking to populate those spaces with things we have in the real world, from real estate to assets.
Samsung UK has joined Vodafone’s business.connected initiative as an ‘Exclusive Smartphone Partner’. business.connected is an initiative from Vodafone and Enterprise Nation
Telus is spending $6 million to install a 5G network on the University of Ottawa campus as part of a deal that could see both organizations partner to create new digital health and cybersecurity technologies.
Huawei have awarded €20,000 in academic scholarships to STEM students from the University of Limerick through its 2021 ‘Seeds for the Future’ ICT talent nurturing initiative.
EE has launched PhoneSmart, the first phone Licence, offering a free online programme that provides young people with the tools and confidence to use phone technology safely and responsibly.
The University of Suffolk, working in close collaboration with BT, have opened a £9.6 million research and engineering facility at BT’s Adastral Park.
Apple opened its Apple Developer Academy in Detroit this week. welcoming the inaugural class of developer . The academy, which is Apple’s first in the US, will help prepare its students for jobs in the thriving iOS app economy.
Apple is unveiling new resources for elementary school students and educators, including a new activity guide, Everyone Can Code Early Learners, that extends its coding curriculum resources from kindergarten to college.
Huawei has opened a new €250,000 scholarship programme in Ireland, aimed at supporting third level students in Irish science, technology, engineering and maths courses.
The University of Strathclyde is to leverage Medallia Experience Cloud as part of their People Strategy 2025 by committing to listening and responding to the views of staff.
Nokia , UNICEF and the Kenyan Ministries of Education and ICT, are to connect close to 90 schools to the Internet in Kenya. Both rural and disadvantaged urban settlements have benefitted from the initiative
This year, Apple is bringing Student IDs on iPhone and Apple Watch to Canada and more US universities. For the first time, mobile student IDs can be added to the Wallet app in Canada
BT and Google are extending their partnership to equip the UK’s small businesses with new digital skills and build upon their existing mentoring programmes, to help small business owners bounce back stronger from the impact of Covid-19.
D2L and Zoom are teaming up to offer a comprehensive education experience. D2L will now sell Zoom alongside the Brightspace learning platform, seamlessly supporting online and blended learning with live face-to-face video in North America.
BlackBerry and Carleton University have agreed a $21-million USD, five year strategic partnership agreement that will provide software engineers and researchers access to BlackBerry QNX technology for use in a wide range of industries
At its 2021 Intelligent Collaboration New Product Launch, Huawei today announced the global launch of HUAWEI IdeaHub Board, the industry's first collaboration whiteboard that features optical anti-blue light technology.
Led by North Lanarkshire Council, BT and Interactive Immersive Classroom, the UK’s first 5G-enabled immersive classroom has arrived in Scotland.
Google has launched the Android Development with Kotlin curriculum that gives instructors a plan to follow when teaching students how to write apps for Android devices.
Asda is working with Dell to provide 7,000 laptops to schools across the UK to help those children who are at risk of falling behind in their education because they do not have the technology to take part in online lessons during lockdown.
BT is to increase support for families learning from home by adding zero rating of Oak National Academy content to its ‘Lockdown Learning’ support scheme by the end of January. The content will be free for all EE, BT Mobile, and Plusnet Mobile customers, while face to face teaching is paused.
BT is increasing its effort to enable school kids to better connect with teachers and online learning, while schools remain closed, with the launch of its ‘Lockdown Learning’ support scheme.
O2 is providing 40GB free data a month to support home schooling families struggling to connect during lockdown. In partnership with the Department for Education...
Vodafone has launched a pilot of ‘Connected Education’ – a suite of digital services for teachers and pupils – at Bridge of Allan Primary School in Stirling, Scotland. Connected Education incorporates tablets for teachers and children, mobile Wi-Fi connectivity, advanced-grade security and specialist training to help teachers gain digital skills.
Vodafone UK is giving free connectivity to 250,000 children across the UK to help them access school work from home, catch up on lost learning during school holidays, and continue with their education if they are required to isolate.
Vodafone has launched ‘Connected Education’, a new suite of digital services for teachers and pupils. It includes tablet devices for teachers and children, mobile Wi-Fi connectivity
Huawei, has launched its Tech4All initiative, which aims to facilitate distance learning programmes during the global Covid 19 pandemic.
Huawei and Imperial College London are to collaborate on a new technology project which will focus on research into 5G and artificial intelligence (AI).
The University of Windsor and BlackBerry have partnered to develop and deliver a cybersecurity curriculum for the University's Graduate Master's Program in Applied Computing.
Schools struggling with staff working from home during the Coronavirus pandemic, while their IT systems remain on site, are being offered a free lifeline from a UK IT company.
Huawei is to set up the first Huawei ICT Academy in the UAE, donating equipment to the American University of Ras Al Khaimah, AURAK. Representatives of Huawei visited the AURAK campus to initial the agreement and met the university’s President, Professor Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim.
Microsoft has renewed its Affordable Access Initiative grant fund for a second year. The fund assists companies working to bring internet access and new technologies, services and models to underserved markets.
Blackboard, a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced the acquisition of U.K. based Fronteer, including its flagship Ally product.
Google has announced the full integration of Google Cast capability directly into its Chrome browser. This is an advancement from the Cast extension it has offered for the past two years,
Today at VRLA, the world's largest virtual reality expo, the team at Vive announced VIVEPORT, the destination for VR content and experiences.
In the United States, the The Second Amendment Foundation has slammed Apple for changing the handgun emoji in the upcoming iOS 10.
Microsoft has announced the Microsoft Professional Degree (MPD) program, the first program of its kind to offer employer-endorsed, university-caliber curriculum for professionals at any stage of their career.
SAP today announced its support and collaboration in the White House's "Computer Science for All" initiative, committed to helping America's young people develop the technology and business skills they need to succeed.
Amazon has today announced that a new fulfilment centre in Manchester will open in the autumn, creating 1,000 new permanent jobs over three years.
Google and Udacity, an online education company, have announced the launch of a program to offer Android Nanodegrees in India.
The Internet Marketing Association (IMA) is partnering with Microsoft to deliver its online Certified Internet Marketer (CIM) education program to Microsoft Dynamics business partners and employees.
Cloud accounting company, Clear Books, has launched a new scheme that will enable university and college students in the UK to benefit from its online accountancy software services completely free of charge for up to three years.
The University of Manchester has extended its partnership with Blackboard to support over 40,000 students and staff in achieving better outcomes and attaining educational success.
Under 18% of undergraduates studying computing are women, according to research just released by Information Age.
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Carval Computing has today announced that its HR Unity app is now available for download directly from the Apple iTunes App Store and from the Google Play Store.
Enables wireless desktop mirroring from Chromebooks, PCs and Macs in addition to iOS and Android screen mirroring.
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