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EFQUEL Press Release
A Foundation For Quality in e-Learning for Europe!
After an intense aggregation and consensus building phase, the European Foundation for Quality in eLearning (EFQUEL), supported by the European Commission was legally established on June, 30th, 2005 in Brussels, bringing together some of the most significant European actors in the field of eLearning.
The 18 EFQUEL founding members represent important European Networks:
EUROPACE, EENet-European Experts Network for Education and Technology, EDEN-European Distance and eLearning Network, EFMD-European Foundation for Management Development, EIfEL-European Institute for eLearning, EKMA-European Knowledge Media Association, EUN-European Schoolnet, MENON Network.
And national/regional key players like:
FIM-NewLearning University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (DE), University of Granada (ES), International Quality and Environment Services-Q-Plan (GR), ISFOL, (IT), University of Reading (UK), Regione Toscana, AUSL N° 6 Livorno (IT), Swedish Agency for Flexible Learning (SE), Scienter (IT), and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (ES).
The Foundations mission is to enhance the quality of eLearning in Europe by providing a new services framework for members and support for all stakeholders. The Foundation is built on principles of dialogue and inclusiveness and its main objective is to promote excellence and innovation in a field that has often been characterized by uncertainty: the quality of the learning experience proposed by eLearning.
As its main activities, EFQUEL will activate the European Quality Forum, run an Observatory on eLearning Quality Approaches and Tools, establish the European Quality Mark and organise dedicated workshops and an annual International Conference.
Information on EFQUELs activities is available on the EFQUEL portal managed by the European Schoolnet at www.qualityfoundation.org.
