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ECBCheck looks to the future at Online Educa Berlin

Today at the Online Educa Conference, the ECB-Check hosted a workshop on “Reconsidering the Concept of Quality in Times of Collaboration and Simulation in New Media Learning”. The workshop was hosted by Volker Lichtenthaeler (GIZ), Alessia Messutti (ITC/ILO) & Erick Tambo (UNU). The first half of the workshop was used to re-introduce ECB-Check to the participants, including the new administrative arrangements and the relaunch of certifications. During the second half of the workshop, participants were invited to take part in a brainstorming on future directions for the ECB-Check criteria, in…

ECBCheck moves to UNU-EHS

Starting 1st December, the United Nations University in Bonn, Germany has taken over the ECBCheck Secretariat and now hosts the ECBCheck Administrative Office. The United Nations University (UNU) is a global think tank and postgraduate teaching organization headquartered in Japan. The mission of the university is to contribute, through collaborative research and education, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations, its Peoples and Member States. Through its activities, UNU contributes to capacity building, particularly in developing countries. The UNU…