e-Learning Expo to Be Held Next Month

E-learning Expo Korea 2006, an international exhibition featuring a variety of elearning policies and products, will be held at KINTEX in Koyang, Kyonggi Province from Sept. 27-29.

The ministries of education and human resources development and commerce, industry and energy said yesterday that they jointly organized the exhibition to publicize domestic eleaning policies abroad and activate the domestic e-learning industry.

Lee Jong-suh, vice minister of education and human resources development, and Kim Jong-gap, vice minister of commerce, industry and energy, signed an agreement to jointly host the international event and make joint efforts for globalization and specialization of exhibitions.

About 100 Korean institutions and companies and 20 foreign institutions from 10 countries, including Britain, Germany, Japan and Australia, are to participate in the event. The exhibition will feature a variety of e-learning services and policies of participating countries, including elearning products covering education at elementary, middle, and high schools and universities.