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Scholar360 LMS-SN, an eLearning solutions and services provider, announced their collaboration with the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Asia-Pacific School of Ethics and Aristotle University.
Under this collaborative relationship, Aristotle University will host the UNESCO International Bioethics Journal Club (IBJC), a newly created online international bioethics journal club formed jointly through the efforts of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific School of Ethics (Bangkok, Thailand) and Aristotle University (California, USA) (www.AristotleU.com). Scholar360 will serve as the learning management platform, which will publish all bioethical abstracts of the IBJC.
"This collaboration between Scholar360, the UNESCO Asia-Pacific School of Ethics and Aristotle University is an exciting move forward in our goal to facilitate collaboration among educators, increase communication on important issues, and provide tools to take eLearning to a whole new level," said Cathy Garland, VP of Marketing & Sales.
"Aristotle University is very proud to work with the UNESCO Asia-Pacific School of Ethics and Scholar360 in achieving the purpose of the IBJC: to promote the ideals of UNESCO, promote education and understanding of bioethics, and expand the dialogue, acceptance and implementation of the principles and covenants of the UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights," said Dr. Thomas A. Gionis, President of Aristotle University. "Having Scholar360 provide the IBJC with a user-friendly and secure platform which we can use internationally assures we will have the ability to increase awareness of bioethics worldwide. It is truly a great accomplishment."
About Scholar360
Scholar360 is an internet-based Learner Management System (LMS) and secure social network that enables schools to implement a successful online academic program. Scholar360 equips schools, colleges, universities and organizations to host online courses, implement modular courses, and revitalize residential courses to make them more interactive. Scholar360 is steadfastly committed to adapting Scholar360 to fit the needs of the rapidly changing world of education.
Our team members are experienced educators whose vision is to provide an easy to use, affordable, learner-centered LMS that enables students and faculty to engage in collaborative learning process. All the features in Scholar360 contribute toward engaging students in critical thinking, network building, and life-long learning habits.
For more information go to www.scholar360.com or call 866-458-0360.
About UNESCO and the UNESCO Asia-Pacific School of Ethics
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. Established on 16 November 1945, its stated purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the UN Charter.
UNESCO pursues its objectives through five major programs: education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information. Projects sponsored by UNESCO include literacy, technical, and teacher-training programs; international science programs; the promotion of independent media and freedom of the press; regional and cultural history projects, the promotion of cultural diversity; international cooperation agreements to secure the world cultural and natural heritage and to preserve human rights; and attempts to bridge the world-wide digital divide.
UNESCO has a total of 193 Member States and 6 Associate Members. The Asia-Pacific region of UNESCO is the largest of the UNESCO regions and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, the location of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific School of Ethics. The School of Ethics is a regional network of individuals, institutions and associations that are working on projects and meetings together with the Regional Unit for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific (RUSHSAP). The Unit collaborates with numerous partner organizations to carry out projects and activities, in addition to UNESCO field offices and HQ.
For more information go to www.unesco.org.
About Aristotle University
Aristotle University, founded in 2006 in the State of California, is dedicated to achieving academic excellence and to providing sound scholarly and ethical education to its students¾whether graduate students of law, legal professionals, or those individuals pursing public service through global and public health endeavors.
Aristotle University's central purpose is the pursuit of truth and academic excellence, the discovery of new knowledge through scholarship and research, the study and criticism of intellectual analysis, a respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, peace and the sense of dignity, as well as the promotion of understanding, tolerance, respect, and friendship among all nations.
Aristotle University strives to promote these purposes through its Faculty, in the development of students into creative and productive citizens in a pluralistic democracy, whose desire it is to further the public good in their respective communities as well as throughout an increasingly diverse global society.
For more information go to www.AristotleU.com.
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