education

News about education

Article | 19/04/2013 EU teachers need more IT training, report says
The latest European Union survey of ICT in schools has found that 20 percent of secondary students have never or almost never used a computer in their...
Article | 27/03/2013 Disruptive French entrepreneur will train programmers for free
Xavier Niel, the founder of disruptive French ISP and mobile operator Free, is setting up a training school for programmers.
Article | 20/12/2011 MIT to open source educational software
As part of an initiative to expand its online course offerings, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology plans to release as open source the software...
Article | 8/11/2011 Open-source proponents blast proprietary software in Dutch schools
Dutch education authorities have decided to throw out their government’s open standards policy and instead lock in to Microsoft proprietary software f...
Article | 16/09/2011 Weekend startup blends gaming, ads, education
An idea that formed in entrepreneur Tony Young Lyu's head while he was waiting in line at the Startup Weekend event last weekend could make online dis...

Features about education

Article | 20/01/2010 Apple offers back to school rebates for students
Apple Australia is helping school and uni students get back to school by offering rebates on selected Mac computers including the popular MacBook and ...
Article | 7/09/2009 50 years of essential student technology equipment
University students just can't do without their gadgets. We look at the technology that's been a must-have for students from the 1950s to the present ...