SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
Blackboard Inc. delegation visits Azerbaijan State Economic University
Baku, February 20 (AZERTAC). Regional Sales Manager of Blackboard Inc. Tony Lteif and international product marketing manager Paul Grist have visited Azerbaijan State Economic University where they met rector Shamsaddin Hajiyev.
The rector informed the Blackboard officials on ICT facilities applied in the university. He said considerable job had been carried out to expand the use of an e-government portal after the Azerbaijani President declared 2013 the year of ICT in the country.
The rector highlighted features and priorities of the “Virtual University” project being implemented in the university.
Tony Lteif spoke of the activity and services of Blackboard Inc.
He said Blackboard Inc. was a leader in the development of Internet-based education software, which provided education, mobile, communication and related services to clients including education providers, corporations and government organizations. He said that as of December 2010, Blackboard software and services were used by over 9,300 institutions in more than 60 countries.
Paul Grist expressed their intension to apply majority of services of the company in the Azerbaijani State Economic University, which seems to be an important partner for Blackborad Inc.
The sides achieved an initial agreement for further cooperation.
Blackboard Inc. is a global leader in enterprise technology and innovative solutions that improve the experience of millions of students and learners around the world every day. Blackboard`s solutions allow thousands of higher education, K-12, professional, corporate, and government organizations to extend teaching and learning online, facilitate campus commerce and security, and communicate more effectively with their communities. Founded in 1997, Blackboard is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.