CONTINUING EDUCATION
Oracle | January 24, 2022
Colleges and universities continue to face a wave of change, from the adoption of remote learning and working to more distributed academic research models. To be able to quickly adapt in the face of adversity, leading higher education institutions are looking to Oracle Cloud. With Oracle Cloud for Higher Education, including Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, and Oracle Student Cloud, schools including Bowie State University, Butler Community College, Coppin State University, Skidmore College, and University of Pittsburgh are simplifying business processes, maximizing resources, and better supporting their students and staff.
"Over the past year, higher education institutions have had to find new, creative ways to offer their services while staying focused on what matters most: the academic success and safety of students and faculty. With Oracle, colleges of all sizes and disciplines can easily take advantage of the latest innovations in the cloud to drive efficiencies and make well-informed decisions."
Vivian Wong, group vice president of Higher Education Development, Oracle
Bowie State University
Founded in 1865, Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland supports more than 6,000 students. Ninety-percent of Bowie's first-year undergraduates receive financial aid, so it's crucial that the process is as smooth as possible. When the university's financial aid processes started to hinder the student experience and divert staff's time, Bowie State decided to modernize the process with Oracle. With Oracle Student Financial Planning (SFP), part of Oracle Student Cloud, they will be able to eliminate inefficiencies for staff and empower students to secure available resources to ensure their success.
"We are dedicated to removing financial barriers that too often prevent students from pursuing or completing a degree, but our financial aid system wasn't adequately contributing to that vision," said Maurice Tyler, Vice President for Information Technology and CIO, Bowie State University. "Oracle Student Financial Planning will enable staff to focus on higher value work and spend more time engaging directly to promote access to aid and student success."
Butler Community College
With eight campuses across South Central Kansas, Butler Community College serves 7,000 students. The college will move their Ellucian Banner system and other third-party applications to OCI to consolidate hardware, save time and money currently spent patching systems, and take advantage of enhanced security features.
Coppin State University
Since its inception in 1900, Baltimore-based Coppin State University (CSU) has had a clear mantra: students first. Today, the university serves thousands of students from diverse ethnic, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds. With Oracle Student Financial Planning, the university will be able to make the financial aid process easier and less uncertain for students.
"Our focus at Coppin is to transform our students' experience," said Ahmed El-Haggan, CIO and VP of Information Technology, Coppin State University. "With Oracle Student Financial Planning, we can offer our students an easier digital experience and increased visibility into their college financial planning. This will support them in making better informed decisions with improved outcomes, helping ensure they reach their educational goals."
Skidmore College
Skidmore College, located in Saratoga Springs, New York, is among the top 50 liberal arts colleges in the U.S. The college implemented Oracle Cloud ERP and Oracle Cloud HCM to create an automated and unified back-office experience. With the applications, Skidmore College will be able to eliminate manual processes, reduce costs associated with maintaining legacy systems, and improve the productivity and performance of its finance and HR functions.
"The past year has magnified the need to be agile to support changing business models and initiatives," said Dwane Sterling, chief technology officer, Skidmore College. "With Oracle, we're creating a genuinely automated back-office experience that connects the dots between departments, enabling us to become more responsive, and financially and operationally efficient."
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, one of the nation's top public institutions for higher education and research, has implemented Oracle Cloud HCM to provide a better experience for staff and faculty. With Oracle Cloud HCM, University of Pittsburgh employees can complete HR tasks more efficiently and with greater accuracy. For example, the university's administrative users can log in to the online HR portal, see the status of a request and where it is in the approval cycle to identify delays and quickly address issues. The university can also benefit from improved employee visibility with enhanced workforce analytics.
"As a leading research university, it's crucial for us to constantly innovate and stay ahead in the industry. Our people are the essential link in ensuring that happens," said Michelle Fullem, acting assistant vice chancellor, HR operations, University of Pittsburgh. "Our previous on-premises HR systems weren't built to keep pace with the speed of change we're seeing today. Adopting Oracle Cloud HCM allows us to take immediate advantage of the latest tech enhancements to continually improve efficiencies in our HR processes while providing a great experience to our staff."
Oracle Cloud Applications for Education
Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite offers a fully integrated suite of cloud applications to run every part of a university including Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management & Manufacturing (SCM), Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM), and Oracle Fusion Cloud Advertising & Customer Experience (CX). Oracle Student Cloud also provides universities comprehensive tools to manage the entire student relationship, from recruiting and financial aid, to engagement and support.
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EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
Elite Education Group International Limited | June 03, 2022
Elite Education Group International Limited (NASDAQ: EEIQ), (the "Company" or "Elite Education Group International"), a provider of comprehensive education solutions for domestic and international students interested in college and university programs in the US, Canada and the UK, today announced that Davis College recently signed a non-binding agreement for a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with Anhui Business College, located in Wuhu, Anhui Province, China; Davis College also signed an agreement for bilateral exchange activities as well as the development of a program in Interior Design leading to a diploma (the "Agreement") with Chongqing Technology and Business Institute, located in Chongqing, China.
The MOU between Davis College and Anhui Business College contemplates working in the future on cooperative higher education projects, student exchange programs, and enrollment in dual degree programs issued by both Davis College and Anhui Business College. The MOU is intended to facilitate inter-college exchanges and boost connections between the two institutions. The MOU will be effective for five years but can be cancelled with six-months notice by either Davis College or Anhui Business College.
The Agreement between Davis College and Chongqing Technology and Business Institute calls for bilateral exchange activities in the higher education sector. The proposed joint academic program will include 39 courses taught by both schools with dual degrees awarded by both Davis College and Chongqing Technology and Business Institute. The Agreement also designates the development of a three-year degree program in Interior Design to be based at Chongqing Technology and Business Institute. The term of the agreement is five years.
Elite Education Group International is intent to have its operated colleges, Davis College and EduGlobal College, become increasingly involved with international cultures in order to offer enhanced globalized learning to its students as well as pathways programs to achieve University degrees. With today's announcement, Davis College is continuing its mission to enter into cross-border education partnerships with international schools to improve the quality of its academic programming, offer students a more global learning experience and to internationalize its student base. A vital component of Elite Education Group International's growth plan is to build cross-border relationships and make strategic acquisitions around the globe to establish Elite Education Group International as a truly international service provider of higher learning.
"Our two new arrangements augment our recently announced memorandum with Holy Cross of Davao College of the Philippines and reinforce our commitment to create an international academic experience at Davis College. We believe that the broadened internationalization at Davis College will create academic synergies and deepen our mission to improve our academic quality as well as foster an enriched intercultural educational experience for our students and better prepare them for their future careers."
-Diane Brunner, President of Davis College,
About Anhui Business College
Anhui Business College is a state-run full-time three-year vocational college located in Wuhu, Anhui Province, China subject to the direction of Anhui Provincial Department of Education. The college offers courses that include accounting, finance, business management, electronics and information engineering, arts and design, and humanities and foreign languages. The college employs a creative education model of 'work-integrated learning', emphasizing high quality, high-skilled learning for today's modern world. Over 10,000 students attend Anhui Business College and can choose among 33 majors on its 83 acre campus with a focus on higher vocational education.
About Chongqing Technology and Business Institute
Chongqing Technology and Business Institute is a full-time college that is subject to the direction of the Chongqing Municipal People's Government and is approved by the Ministry of Education of China. The institute offers courses in its colleges of urban construction engineering, media and design, management, electronic information engineering, accounting and finance, intelligent manufacturing and automotive, and innovative education. The institute promotes innovation and entrepreneurship and has built a student entrepreneurship center. Over 12,000 students attend Chongqing Technology and Business Institute and can choose among 50 majors on its two campuses in Hechuan and Jiulongo Huayan, covering a total area of 221 acres, with a focus on junior college higher vocational education.
About Elite Education Group International Limited
Elite Education Group International Limited ("Elite Education" or the "Company"), through its subsidiaries Quest Holding International LLC and Highrim Holding International Limited, provides comprehensive education solutions for domestic and international students interested in university and college degree programs in the US, Canada and the UK. The Company recently acquired 80% of the equity of EduGlobal College, based in British Columbia, Canada, which focuses on English proficiency educational programming for students pursuing academic degrees. The Company also recently acquired the right to a controlling equity ownership position in Davis College, a career training college located in Toledo, Ohio. In addition, the Company has a recruiting relationship with the regional campuses of Miami University located in Oxford, Ohio ("the MU Regional Campuses"), where it maintains residential facilities, a full-service cafeteria, recreational facilities, shuttle buses and an office for the regional campuses that provides study abroad and post-study services for its students; these facilities are not owned, maintained, operated or are a part of Miami University. The Company also acts as a recruiting agent for the University of the West of Scotland (through The Education Group (London) Ltd) and Coventry University, both of which are located in the United Kingdom.
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EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
CYPHER LEARNING | June 21, 2021
CYPHER LEARNING, a leading provider of learning management systems for businesses and educational institutions, said today that it had received $40 million in growth equity from Invictus Growth Partners ("Invictus"), marking the company's first outside funding. The funds will be used to increase sales, marketing, and development of its cutting-edge learning platform and increase profitability. John DeLoche, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Invictus, will join the Board of Directors of CYPHER LEARNING.
CYPHER LEARNING is the only business that offers a learning management system (LMS) for all major e-learning sectors.
MATRIX LMS for Businesses, NEO LMS for Schools and Universities, and INDIE LMS for Entrepreneurs are the company's three award-winning products. The products are used by over 20,000 organizations worldwide and are accessible in over 40 languages. The worldwide LMS industry is projected to be worth more than $21 billion. Still, it remains highly fragmented and inhabited by outmoded, small-scale firms that have not kept up with the current requirements of businesses and educational institutions. This huge market has created tremendous growth possibilities for CYPHER LEARNING as its cutting-edge learning platform gains momentum due to its intuitive user experience, robust functionality, and unique approach to teaching and learning.
"CYPHER LEARNING's unique positioning in the industry, as well as the large addressable market in both the business and K-2O sectors, has resulted in phenomenal growth, which we expect to accelerate over the coming few years," said Graham Glass, CEO, and Founder of CYPHER LEARNING.
"The CYPHER LEARNING platform provides many advantages to businesses and educational institutions, including ease of use, consistency of learning, innovative tracking and reporting, greater engagement, and improved learning outcomes. Graham and his leadership team have developed a world-class learning platform with revolutionary automation, mobile, social, and gamification capabilities that are designed to scale and dominate the market across all industries. We are happy to collaborate with CYPHER LEARNING and look forward to helping them accomplish their goals." Invictus Growth Partners Co-Founder and Managing Partner John DeLoche said
About CYPHER LEARNING
CYPHER LEARNING is a San Francisco-based company specializing in delivering learning platforms to companies all around the globe. MATRIX LMS for Businesses, NEO LMS for Schools and Universities, and INDIE LMS for Entrepreneurs are the three products offered by CYPHER LEARNING. Over 20,000 companies use the products, which support 40+ languages, and have received numerous awards. CYPHER LEARNING is the only company currently providing platforms in all main e-learning sectors, including academic, corporate, and entrepreneurship.
About Invictus Growth Partners
Invictus Growth Partners is a growth equity and buyout company that invests in bootstrapped and capital-efficient cloud software, cybersecurity, and fintech companies looking for capital and strategic expertise to drive their growth. The firm and all of its employees are based in San Francisco, California.
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