The eLearning Africa 2008 conference programme is now online. With more than 240 speakers from 51 countries, 4 plenary sessions, 66 sessions in 11 parallel conference strands, 48 demonstrations and best practice examples, 13 workshops and a number of exciting new features, the event will again be a landmark in pan-African capacity-building for ICT-enhanced education and training.eLearning Africa will take place from May 28th to 30th in Accra, Ghana. Take a look at the agenda...

Online Educa Berlin: The Call for Proposals for Online Educa Berlin 2008 is now closed. More than 300 people have submitted proposals for this year’s conference – the response was overwhelming and the selection process is now underway. The first version of the highly interactive and innovative agenda will be published in July. More information on the event can be found at www.online-educa.com.

Another Successful StudyWorld 2008: The international higher education fair ended on Saturday, April 26th. The two-day event welcomed 9,781 visitors at Berlin's Russisches Haus der Wissenschaft und Kultur. This year, 159 universities and training providers from 25 countries presented their programmes and services. The next StudyWorld will take place in May 2009.

Professional Language Training: From April 21 - 23, the 7th Languages and Business conference was held in Duesseldorf. The event attracted 251 participants from 15 countries. This year, Languages & Business had a particular focus on second-language education and intercultural skills in a professional environment and what firms need to know when they outsource training in these fields. EU commissioner Leonard Orban, responsible for Multilingualism, hosted a business forum on corporate language training in conjunction with Languages & Business on Monday, April 21st.