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ELIG and MENON strengthen collaboration to better support learning innovation in Europe

Learning NewsOEB Learning Technologies Europe GmbH

The European Learning Industry Group (ELIG), and the MENON Network (MENON) announced that, following a number of joint actions run in the past years, they signed a Document of Understanding with the objective of working closely together to foster innovation of European Education and Training (E&T). Both ELIG and MENON are active in enhancing innovation processes in European E&T and in promoting a meaningful use of ICT for learning in Europe, through research and support activities to all relevant stakeholders.

Dr Nikitas Kastis, MENON President, and Dr Richard Straub, ELIG Secretary General, agree that this strengthened cooperation represents an important step in terms of rationalization and of better articulation of stakeholders involvement in European policy and research in the field on learning. Specifically, the ELIG-MENON cooperation can facilitate the emersion of relevant public-private partnerships among actors active in the field of innovation in learning in Europe.