News@Cisco: Education NewsNews@Cisco: Education News (the 20 most recent stories)17 Schools in Moscow Launch Cisco Network Academy Courses to Address IT Skills Gap- April 28, 2008 MOSCOW - April 28, 2008 - Cisco announced today that seventeen high schools in Moscow's South-Eastern Administrative District (SEAD) are updating their IT curriculum to include an IT Fundamentals course that is part of the Cisco&174; Network Academy program. According to IDC, in Russia the networking skills gap in 2008 year may reach 60,000 specialists. The initiative aims to ...http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/prod_042808.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News@Cisco:+Educ... 21st Century Learning- April 28, 2008 21st Century Learning April 28, 2008 Cisco's vision is to help transform education so that it is relevant to the needs of 21st century learners, educators, and organizations. This ...http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/hd_042808.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News@Cisco:+Educat... Cisco Networking Academy Program Announces Record Student Numbers in Morocco- April 23, 2008 MOROCCO - April 23, 2008 - Cisco today announced that its Networking Academy has achieved a key milestone with a record 47 percent increase in the total number of students enrolled in Morocco in the past 12 months. Since the program's inception, this brings the total number of Networking Academy students over 7,500. Each student undergoes a comprehensive technology-based training curriculum that can provide them with skills which they can utilize in their future professional careers. ...http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/prod_042308.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News@Cisco:+Educ... UPSI Selects Cisco for Campuswide Network Infrastructure Expansion- April 23, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 23, 2008 - The Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) has completed the upgrade of its network infrastructure at the university's campus in Tanjong Malim using equipment from Cisco. The project, worth RM3 million (US$1 million), is being leased through an innovative financing programme from Cisco CapitalSM, a Cisco subsidiary. "UPSI understands the importance of connected education. Thus, we constantly challenge ourselves to deploy the best ...http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/global/asiapac/news/2008/pr_04-23.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f... Cisco WebEx Helps Prepare Injured Soldiers for New Careers in Technology- April 14, 2008 SAN JOSE Calif., April 14, 2008 - Injured soldiers returning from Iraq face a multitude of physical, emotional and professional challenges, and the hard work required to overcome these challenges extends far beyond the time soldiers spend in the hospital. As a part of its ongoing efforts to support injured soldiers, the Walter Reed Equal Employment Opportunity Office (EEOO) has begun to offer online classes to help prepare injured veterans for careers in information technology (IT) and tech ...http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/prod_041408.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News@Cisco:+Educ... Cisco Certified Community Builds on Strength of Program Quality and Rigor- April 9, 2008 HONOLULU, CISCO PARTNER SUMMIT 2008, April 9, 2008 - Cisco&174; today announced a major milestone in its ongoing efforts to equip more people for successful careers in networking. To date, Cisco has issued more than 1 million certifications to networking professionals, including nearly 20,000 Cisco&174; CCIE&174; expert-level credentials. Network-enabled business processes, collaboration tools and communications technologies are becoming increasingly central to any business's ...http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/prod_040908d.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News@Cisco:+Edu... |