Chief information officers and heads of IT are playing an increasingly important role at UK universities, according to a ucisa report.

Educators must utilise the latest edtech solutions to maximise student outcomes and assist teachers in their roles, speakers at an ICEF webinar have said.

Education ministers from more than 80 countries, stakeholders and education experts have gathered in London to discuss education at policy level. Discussions centred around training skilled workforces and understanding that technology has changed the way that students expect to learn.

Non-profit, online institution the University of the People will team up with Microsoft's 4Afrika Initiative to offer 1,000 scholarships to students across Africa. The news follows recent research from eLearning Africa that shows HE stakeholders believe mobile technologies are a dominant "change driver".

The British Council has signed two new agreements with Microsoft to improve digital education in developing nations via a top-down professional development programme for educators...