Latest news and events
Keep up-to-date with the latest news about our products, and the events we will be attending in the near future.
Latest News:
The World's Education Ministers Visit LJ Create at BETT 2012
At BETT 2012, LJ Create became a focal point for many of the Ministerial Delegations who were in London attending the associated World Education Forum that is held prior to the BETT Show.
Other Stories:
- Norwich based LJ Create Ltd is acquired by Infinitas Learning
- Charles Clarke Congratulates Kazakhstan eLearning Initiative
- Korean Teachers visit LJ Create
Forthcoming events:
Visit us at any of the listed Exhibitions and Conferences to find out how we can help you with exciting and innovative resources for teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.
International Education News (New York Times)
- Editorial:
Closing the Student Sweatshop
The State Department took a modest step to protect foreign university students who take part in a summer guest-worker program, but the reforms need to go much further. - Letter from India:
Rethinking the Mother of All Exams
For generations, one exam has determined the fate of millions of young Indians -- affecting their schooling, job prospects and even marriages. The government now hopes to change that. - To Combat Modern Ills, Korea Looks to the Past
Confucian academies, or seowon, are drawing more students in a growing campaign to reawaken interest in Confucian teachings. - Company Banned by State Department in Effort to Protect Foreign Students
Cetusa, a sponsor of a State Department work/travel program, was reviewed after 400 participants staged a walkout at a Hershey packing plant. - E.U. Students Gain From Open Borders, but Some Host Nations See Burden
Cross-border students within the bloc pay the same tuition fees as natives, but a reimbursement system that would see states pay for educating their own students, no matter where they study, has been suggested. - Harnessing Gaming for the Classroom
At the Learning Without Frontiers conference in London, the experts gathered to explore the pros, and some cons, of computer gaming as a learning tool. - Teaching Tibetan Ways, School in China Is Unlikely Wonder
Far from the eyes of Beijing technocrats, students learn to write Tibetan and get their first formal introduction to a history, culture and religion that many call embattled. - Near Cambodia's Temple Ruins, a Devotion to Learning
The tourism boom in Siem Reap has had a happy unintended consequence — the town has become a higher-education hub, with thousands from the industry working toward degrees at night school. - U.K. Looks to 'Rebalance' Economy; Tech University Would Play Role
The minister for higher education in Britain has announced that the government is "inviting proposals for a new type of university with a focus on science and technology and on postgraduates." - BRIEFLY: EDUCATION:
Dutch May Ask Germany to Help Pay for Its Students
The Dutch state secretary for education is considering the possibility of requesting financial reimbursement from Germany for the many German students who study in the Netherlands. - India Ink:
Financial Aid Advice for Indian Students From Colgate University
Colgate awarded nearly $6 million in institutional aid to international students last year. - WORLD BRIEFING | EUROPE:
Britain: Nazi Game Led to Brawl, University Student Says
The London School of Economics said it was investigating allegations that a Nazi-themed drinking game led to a brawl during a student union ski trip in France last month.
