Highlights 2019
Education
#50000chances: Bertelsmann Gives Away Udacity Scholarships
In March, Bertelsmann announced a global education
initiative to address the shortage of skilled workers in the
digital economy. 50,000 scholarships for courses offered
by the online learning platform Udacity, in the fields of
cloud, data and artificial intelligence, will be awarded within
three years. The first 15,000 scholarship holders, selected
from 45,600 applications from six continents, started the
program in October 2019. The lively response is attributable
to an extensive image campaign Bertelsmann launched
under the hashtag #50000chances. TV commercials, print
and online ads, social media and a dedicated landing page
all highlighted the increasing importance of technological
expertise.
Udacity Goes from Success to Success with Nanodegrees
The online continuing education platform Udacity, in which
Bertelsmann owns a major stake, now has more than
10 million students enrolled in its programs worldwide.
The “University of Silicon Valley” offers digital learning in
key areas such as data analysis, cloud computing, artificial
intelligence and robotics – knowledge that is urgently
needed as many industries’ digitalization progresses. More
tech courses, 14 new Nanodegree programs and a School of
Cloud Computing were added in 2019. The offer especially
appeals to companies that want to provide their staff with
advanced training.
Relias Continues Expanding its Extensive Course Library
Relias, the US-based continuing education specialist,
struck a chord with its broadly diversified range of healthcare
training and education. To keep up with the demand
for specialized healthcare providers, Relias has continued
to grow its course library – the largest in the US healthcare
sector – since its 2018 acquisition of OnCourse Learning.
Additions such as suicide prevention, maternal mortality
reduction, wound care and documentation of nursing
activities have helped Relias’ 11,000 client organizations
and more than five million users worldwide develop highly
reliable care teams to reduce variations in care and deliver
better clinical and financial outcomes. In doing so, Relias
continues to advocate for the highest quality and safety
standards across the entire continuum of care.
A Digital Information System to Simplify Students’ Lives
Alliant International University, which specializes in psychology and education, expanded
its online campus in 2019, showing continuous growth in its number of online students.
The Education Group subsidiary also introduced a new Student Information System that allows
people to manage their entire academic careers online. Students from across the country can
now efficiently organize and view all deadlines, courses, exam results, room allocations and
online exercises centrally.
Andy Vaughn (left), President of
Alliant International University,
speaking with students.
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