The Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi, India and Edify Online Corp (EdifyOnline), Birmingham, USA, have selected technology developed by Noodle (Noodle), New York, USA, to develop an ecosystem of shared lectures by global academic leaders and professors at the AIU's 992 member universities reaching over 5 million students. Noodle will provide the Noodle Learning Platform (NLP), which empowers universities to deliver online course offerings through an LMS-agnostic all-in-one, fully customizable platform. The partners will focus on the program's implementation challenges, successes, and opportunities, with results reviewed by industry experts and published for the benefit of all AIU higher education institutions (HEIs)
The partners will focus on the program's implementation challenges, successes, and opportunities, with results reviewed by industry experts and published for the benefit of all AIU higher education institutions (HEIs)
"With the help of EdifyOnline and Noodle's NLP, AIU is preparing to enable a 'shared HEIs ecosystem' for AIU member universities to provide highly qualified and highly skilled international academic leaders at scalable and sustainable costs, as well as build bridges for Indian faculty to do the same for international HEIs in future," said Secretary General of the AIU, Dr. Pankaj (Mrs.) Mittal. 
"The Shared HEIs ecosystem enables knowledge enterprise, and it is the future of higher education. It is a holistic, sustainable, and affordable option to improve awareness of global education standards and professional development opportunities for ALL academic faculties, including those in India," says Anil P. Agarwal, Co-Founder of EdifyOnline. "Our mission: 'Everyone has the right to be enlightened. It just takes the right teacher' supports the central theme of the Indian National Education Policy 2020 to put the teachers & students at the center," adds Agarwal. He further adds "we are confident that our collaborative efforts with Noodle, AIU, and AIU member HEIs are synergistic, timely, and affordable
He further adds "we are confident that our collaborative efforts with Noodle, AIU, and AIU member HEIs are synergistic, timely, and affordable
"Our Learning Platform enables networks of universities to market and deliver world-class education at lower expense. Noodle aims to empower universities to transform the world; this important initiative, which brings collaborative, innovative, and accessible education to global learners, is right on mission," said John Katzman, CEO of Noodle. 

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