World Bank e-Institute for Development offering online elearning opportunities
Press release
World Bank e-Institute for Development Goes Live!
July 13, 2011 – Today, the e-Institute – the World Bank's global learning platform – went live. The e-Institute led by the World Bank Institute will offer practitioners a virtual classroom to share high quality learning and knowledge resources.
Many development practitioners around the world do not have easy access to cutting-edge learning. Available courses are usually not customized to local realities and potential participants have no budget to travel to a central location. Many struggle with problems similar to their peers in other developing countries but they have no platform to connect with each other and get feedback on their issues and concerns.
Taking advantage of new technologies, this learning experience will be affordable, innovative, and practitioner-focused. The e-Institute will also provide a one-stop shop portal – with a calendar to view e-course offerings, monthly webinars, online learning communities, interviews, and multimedia.
The e-Institute will reach out directly to policy makers, civil society organizations, media, parliaments, private sector, academic, and youth – the key “stakeholders for change”. The e-Institute will also collaborate with key partners including national and regional training institutes and networks, think tanks, and universities.
Contact: einstitute@worldbank.org