VIRTUAL ACADEMIC NETWORK
When: The first conference of the
Location: „Casa Universitarilor” Club
Guest: Prof. Dr. Melissa Lee Price, Staffordshire University, UK
Partners: the Fac
ulty of Theater and Television
The participants represented different faculties (Law, Business, Biology, Environmental Sciences, Geography, Psychology, European Studies, Orthodox Theology, Economics) and Centers (University Development Center and the Career Center).
Report: The information age enforces new educational patterns and Babeş-Bolyai University aims to be, as it proved so far, open and creative in the context of the global society. During the conference, dr. Melissa Lee Price introduced new directions and challenges of the actual education system due to the development of ICTS. Also, she presented the European Master of Interactive Multimedia where Babeş-Bolyai University is a partner.
The virtual university component cannot be ignored anymore in the context of the knowledge based society. This new educational field incorporates new technologies, high quality standards, partnerships between different educational systems, as well as a commitment both from the institutions and from the students who attend the programs.
The participants discussed the implications and challenges of adopting the virtual academic model from: administrative, academic structures and organizational perspectives and expressed their interest to explore new directions in the development of their academic programs.
