"E-Learning: Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy in Latin America: a Multinational Training Pilot Module at Postgraduate Level"

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Postgraduate Level ◽  
E Learning

Sugar price spikes will continue to worry importers

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Middle East ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sugar Price ◽  
World Markets ◽  
Sugar Market ◽  
Per Capita

Subject Sugar market dynamics. Significance There were protests in Egypt in October and November after the price of sugar doubled this year from a low of around 10 cents per pound in 2015. The sugar price swings much more widely than any other commodity traded frequently on world markets. Latin America consumes the most sugar per capita but also produces the most. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) produce little, but imports the most per capita, leaving the region vulnerable. Impacts Higher taxes may reduce demand for sugar for processed food and drinks but demand for use in renewable energy will likely remain high. China is the world's largest sugar importer and its policies have a large influence on sugar prices. NAFTA encouraged Mexico to raise its sugar output but Donald Trump's election has raised doubts over the agreement's future.

An Emerging Model for Vocational Training

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 403-408
Author(s):  
Jan Frick
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Course Delivery ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Innovative Method ◽  
Education Centre ◽  
Postgraduate Level ◽  
E Learning

Norway's Rogaland Kurs og Kompetansesenter (Rogaland Training and Education Centre), serving the whole of the Rogaland County region, has developed an innovative method of providing vocational training to local industry through the formal education system. The courses offered range from secondary school to postgraduate level. Provision has been enhanced through e-learning based on experiences with the Internet gathered in research projects involving schools, higher education and industry – these projects are described in the paper. The author sees great potential in the model that has been developed for providing vocational training to industry in the region. The main challenges for the future are to make this a generally applicable model, so that it can be used in other regions of Norway, and to encourage cooperation among regions in course delivery.

The Surge of e-learning during The 2020 Covid-19 Crisis: Threat or Promise? An Exploration and Conversation with a Professional in Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 55-70
Author(s):  
Carlos R. Rojas-Garcia ◽  
Arturo Ruiz-Luna
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Education System ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Promising Tool ◽  
Poverty And Inequality ◽  
The World ◽  
E Learning ◽  
At Home

The obligation for students to stay at home and take distance education due to the quarantine has turned virtual learning or e-learning into the most promising tool for safe teaching. Distance education appears to be the answer for the democratization of higher education in Latin America to eradicate poverty and inequality in work and living opportunities, still has to be accomplished. The Covid-19 crisis has forced the world education system to embrace e-learning without be prepared but does this mean a threat or as promise? In this article we explore the question at a point when the pandemic is still raging and definite answers are not yet available, firstly be presenting a framework based on previous research on e-learning in Latin-America, followed by a conversation with an e-learning professional engaged in Africa.

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