MyKnowledgeMap has teamed up with The Multimedia City and Wyzsza Szkola Biznesu-National-Louis University to co-found the European Institute for Technology in Education (EITE).

The Institute, to be based in Nowy Sacz, southern Poland, will be among the leading European centres for educational technology. Over the next five years, specialists in internet technologies at EITE will be conducting research in the field of e-learning and working on related projects.

Rob Arnsten, CEO of MyKnowledgeMap, said:

We are pleased to be able to work at the growth of modern education technologies for building a better future together with the Multimedia City and Wyzsza Szkola Biznesu-National-Louis University in Nowy Sacz. We are convinced that the agreement signed today is one of the crucial moments for the development of e-learning in Poland and Europe.

The first area of focus for the EITE will be the use of technology in the education sector. It will support the development of technology to be used in teaching at schools and universities and, eventually, private training centres and enterprises. One of the long term goals of the EITE is to supply its own educational services, which will utilise information technology and the internet to enhance teaching and learning.

The EITE will also be looking at how modern advancements in information technology can be used to develop and support innovative teaching methods. Some of the new methods being examined include: interactive education games, virtual learning environments, mobile teaching systems, assessment and testing systems.

Finally, the Institute is aiming to improve the employability of learners through the development of new skills. To this end, EITE will be driving local and international initiatives and policies which promote the use of technology in education.

The CEO of the Multimedia City, Krzysztof Wnek, explained:

I believe that the European Institute for Technology in Education will become an important centre for new technologies, which will go towards the further development of our project. Together with MyKnowledgeMap we are able to create a real factory for educational software which will appeal to a wide range of customers.