[Irtalk] African Virtual University to launch 29 e-learning centres - University World News

[Hilton Gibson]

In an effort to provide African learners with greater access to higher
education opportunities, the African Virtual University, in partnership
with the African Development Bank, is launching 29 new open, distance and
e-learning centres in 21 African countries.

The African Virtual University is a pan-African inter-governmental
organisation with 19 member countries, and is aimed at increasing access to
quality higher education through the innovative use of information and
communication technologies.

*“The cost of a new centre is approximately US$200,000 and the 29 Open
Distance and e-Learning Centers should all be installed in the next six to
eight months,” Mathias Goldstein, business development manager at the
African Virtual University, told University World News.*

The centres will be co-located in 27 partner institutions of the African
Virtual University, in 21 African countries, and will work across borders
and languages.

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