Edutech
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Educational technologies |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Dubai, UAE |
| Key people | ASF Karim (Chief Executive Officer) |
| Products | Virtual learning environment Interactive classroom technologies |
| Services | Technical training equipment Information and library solutions |
| Employees | 200 [1] |
| Website | www.edutech.com |
Edutech is a privately held, learning company headquartered in Dubai, UAE. The company provides learning solutions for academic and corporate markets.
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[edit] History
Edutech was founded in 1991 in Dubai by CEO ASF Karim. It started operations in India in 1998 and in the US in 2006. Edutech obtained the ISO 9001:2008 certification for its learning, performance and training software systems and solutions, in February 2009. Edutech has offices in 16 international cities in Asia and the US.[2]
[edit] Timeline
- 1991: Year of incorporation with focus on laboratories
- 1992: Introduction of technology assisted Learning Solutions
- 1994: Foray into the library domain with electronic information and technology infrastructure
- 1998: Set up India operations in Chennai
- 2001: Established consulting services
- 2004: Acquisition of content delivery centre in Bangalore
- 2006: US operations commenced
- 2007: Global release of on-spot pilotplant solution
- 2008: Wins Large Corporate University engagement
[edit] Edutech and the National Robotic Olympiad
Edutech conducted the National Robotics Olympiad (NRO) in the UAE for the first time in October 2006, under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Education. The competition provided a platform for students from schools across the country to assess their creative ability, problem-solving skills and aptitude for robotic design. The school to emerge as the top UAE team in the Olympiad was sent to the World Robotic Olympiad in China.[3] Edutech conducted the NRO in 2007 in Qatar [4] and in the UAE again in 2007.[5] In 2008, the NRO was held in Qatar for the second time by Edutech and Qatar Independent Technical School ( QITS) [6] and was conducted in UAE for the third year by the Abu Dhabi Education Council ( ADEC) and supported by Edutech.[7] Edutech and Lego's objective of conducting the National Robotic Olympiad in these countries is to encourage school students to use the scientific principles learned at school, learn programming and become good at critical thinking.
[edit] Technology partnerships
Edutech has partnerships with a number of companies including
Blackboard,[8] Questionmark Corporation, Plateau Inc., Elluminate, LexisNexis,[9] Britannica online, Feedback, Armfield, PASCO,[10] Lego,[11] Robotel, Quanser,[12] etc.
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.edutech.com/v1/company/fact_sheet.html
- ^ http://www.edutech.com/v1/office_locations.html#seasia
- ^ http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?section=theuae&xfile=data/theuae/2006/july/theuae_july30.xml
- ^ http://pr-gb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37544&Itemid=32
- ^ http://www.ameinfo.com/133544.html
- ^ http://gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=243548&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16
- ^ http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Education/10251724.html
- ^ http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?id=31703&t=1&c=129&cg=4&mset=1011
- ^ http://www.uaeconnector.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Portal.ShowPage&Detail=yes&pageId=224&categoryId=100&id=6728&catid=16&langId=1&Uplevel=0&GBID=15
- ^ http://www.ameinfo.com/116197.html
- ^ http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?col=§ion=theuae&xfile=data/theuae/2008/October/theuae_October421.xml
- ^ http://www.edutech.com/press/feb10-release.htm
