International Business
Better eBusiness: EU-China Exchange Programme
The eBEREA runs a joint exchange programme dedicated to advance eBusiness research and higher education in EU and China. The programme, implemented by a network of five EU universities and three universities in China, reinforces existing research collaboration through seconding and hosting researchers.
The aim is to actively transfer knowledge and develop sustainable collaboration between EU and China in research and in education. The focus of this exchange programme is electronic business (eBusiness), more specifically business modelling and design; related financial services for consumers and citizens; and the institutional arrangements such as regulation and trust enhancing mechanisms on advocating the aforementioned topics for prospering eSociety.
Economics Career Counseling for High School Students
Ma Voie Économique offers online career counseling for high school students interested in studying economics, science and technology management, and social sciences.
Exploring the business case for Open Educational Resources
The cost-effectiveness of OER is often noted as an advantage of adopting an open licensing model, although it has been separately argued that there is little substantiated evidence to support this notion. Many existing OER services were established with “one-off” initial funding and based on an altruistic notion of opening resources worldwide. The authors of this publication consider that an analysis of this area is thus particularly important if the OER movement wishes to have a lasting and sustainable effect on educational practices.
Creating high-quality learning resources ab initio is expensive, but Neil Butcher and Sarah Hoosen present compelling evidence that using OER can reduce this cost substantially. They also present some startling analyses of the economics of textbook production, which again show that systematic processes of investing in OER can create huge savings for governments and students. The commercial publishing industry can play a part in this process.
April 2013 Center for Scholastic Inquiry International Academic Research Conference
CSI’s academic research conference in Scottsdale offers three tracks: Education, Business and Behavioral Sciences: The Education Track provides a colloquium to share research that emphasizes inquiry, evidence-based practice, best practice and promising methods. Academic and action research on all education issues is welcome. The Business Track provides an assembly for business educators, professionals and practitioners to investigate academic and action research, discovery and evidence-based practice. Areas of study may include business, economics, management, accounting, law, ethics, management information systems, finance, foreign trade, international politics, instructional strategies, curriculum design and related subjects. The Behavioral Sciences Track provides a forum to explore research that perpetuates thought leadership and represents critical enrichment in the areas of addiction, adolescence and youth, adult development, psychology (applied, clinical, developmental, environmental, industrial/organizational, school), social work (clinical, school), human development, counseling and therapy, substance use/abuse, and related fields.
eLBa 2012 - eLearning Baltics
The fifth eLearning Baltics conference combines again the international scientific conference eLBa Science and the Business User Forum eLBa Business. The conference is accompanied by an Exhibition. On the eve of the eLBa 2012 Pre-Conference Workshops takes place.
The motto of the eLBa 2012 is: Learning, Training and Assistance at the Workplace
The overall program of the eLBa 2011 consists of:
June 20th, 2012:
June 21st and 22nd 2012:
- Scientific Conference eLBa Science
- User forum eLBa Business
- eLBa Contest 'Assistance in everyday professional life'
- Exhibition