EdNet is Funded by theUnited States Agency for International Development

First we were known as:Central Asia Region Business & Economic Education Project (CARBEEP)

thenCentral Asia Region Business Education (CARBizEd)

thenResource Center for Business and Economics Education (RCBEE)

thenResource Center for Economics and Business Education (RCEBE)

thenResource Network for Economics and Business Education (RNEBE)

and now….Education Network (EdNet)

EdNet is a Membership Organization

EdNet Members• 112 in Kazakstan

• 46 in Kyrgyzstan

• 21 in Tajikistan

• 26 in Turkmenistan

• 55 in Uzbekistan

260 TOTAL as of 8/31/02

Who They Are:Administrator Professor Student

TOTAL 1,248 11,566 195,324

Economics 210 6,162 92,873

Business 150 5,404 102,541

Who They Are:

EdNet Objective: USAID

To Improve Higher Education in Business and Economics in

Central Asia

EdNet Vision:

A Creative Learning and

Understanding Environment

for Central Asia and…….

EdNet Mission:Connect students, professors, and administrators for local, regional, and global learning and understanding by providing the infrastructure and related programs to deliver the resources, knowledge and outlets for the C.L.U.E.

Regional Challenges• Lack of Regional Connections & Cooperation• Lack of Information Sharing• Inadequate Technology & Internet Access• Lack of Experience and Exposure to Best Practices,

Materials and Resources• Corruption in Education and the Economy• Ethnic and Political Conflicts• Gender Bias

Strategies for Success:• Think of ourselves as a Start-Up Business –

Take Action for Sustainability.

• Deliver Services Needed by Professors, Administrators and Students.

• Get High-Involvement from our Members through High-Impact programs.

Objectives:1. Create a system of education and training

for professors that will improve their skills and knowledge for effective teaching.

2. Create a system of consulting and training for administrators that will improve their capacity to implement best practices in management.

EdNet Academies

EdNet Academies

EdNet project is now analogous to a School of Business & Economics

– Academic Programs – Similar to a Degree program

– Continuing Education – Professional Development• Seminars, Workshops, Training

– Scholarly Works• Case Writing, Economics and Business Research

– Scholarly Activities• Conferences, Study Tours, Residencies

– Administrative Support• Business, Operations, Logistics, Development, ICT,

Communications, Admissions, Alumni and Career Centers

EdNet Academy• Two Programs of Graduate-level Training:

– Economics– Business Administration

• 500 Professors to Start Training by 2003

EdNet Academy• VIP program

– Seminars for professors, administrators & students

– Courses for students

– Create online versions of Academy courses & training

• Research & Case Writing– Economics Research Competitions

– Case Writing Competitions

Objectives:3. Create a complex of events that bring

students, professors, administrators and community together to foster and support the CLUE.

4. Encourage students, professors, administrators and the community to reassert academic integrity and quality of education.

Events:• Seminars, training programs and workshops for

Professors, Administrators and Students.

• Conferences and follow-on curriculum development activities:

• Business Ethics and Anti-Corruption – March 2002• Economic Impacts of Gender Bias – November 2002• Economics of Conflict – May 2003

• Student Paper and Research Competitions

Involvement:• EdNet Board of Directors – One student and

one professor or administrator from each country to begin to run the program.

• EdNet Boards of Advisors in each country: involving students, professors, administrators and community groups.

Objectives:

5. Create a viable learning network using the “best available” technology and methods and, where these are lacking - find resources to create them.

EdNet Internet Infrastructure Efforts:

1. NATO-funded Research and Education Network Associations

• KazRENA created by EdNet for Kazakstan

• Work with all NRENs in CAR, Caucasus, and ??

2. Ferghana Valley Initiative – KG, TJ and UZ – 8 cities

3. Use Soros, IREX and ACCELS Internet Access Centers

4. IREX Mutual Mirroring

5. Links to library, NGO and Primary/Secondary Schools

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EdNetDistance Learning Network

Ken UdasDirector

The DLN will become a sustainable network of distance learning providers and consumers

throughout Central Asia.

The DLN will be a consortium of EdNet member institutions who:

- Share Resources

- Produce High-Quality e-Learning Courses

- Develop an e-Learning Market in the Region

- Participate in the Global e-Learning Marketplace.

The DLN will:• Set the Standards for Distance Learning in CAR (SCORM)

• Create a Sustainable Learning Management System of HW/SW

• Train its Member’s Staff in Course Creation & Administration

• Work with its members to create courses in ANY subject

• Create up to 22 Online Courses by the EdNet VIPs

• Create 10+ training classes in skills & behaviors by EdNet staff

The DLN Members will:

• Sign a Commitment to Support the DLN financially

• Participate Actively in the Governance of the DLN

• Develop and Contribute Courses that meet Standards

• Agree to Accept & Apply Credits earned by DL means

The DLN Members:

• Were Determined by a Rigorous Assessment.

- 66 Universities in 22 Cities in 5 Countries – 9 Selected

• Will meet on November 19th - 21st in Almaty to:

- Complete the Governance Plan

- Complete a Business Plan

- Complete an Action Plan to Guide Post-Conference Actions

- Sign their commitment to the DLN organization

Objectives:

6. Create an information sharing utility to serve the regional and international market.

EdNet Internet Education Services:

• WWW.CAREER.KZ, .KG, .UZ, .TJ, and .TM Websites

• Courses and Seminars to Train Professors in the Use of Internet and Other Computer-based Learning Methods.

Objectives:

7. Do all of this while creating the means to support the total program.

Global Foundation for Education Development

(GFED)

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