UC Irvine Extension Licenses Online Project Management Courses to the Fundacao Getulio Vargas (FGV) of Brazil.IRVINE, Calif. & SAO Sa´o n. 1. (Zool.) Any marine annelid of the genus Hyalinæcia, especially H. tubicola of Europe, which inhabits a transparent movable tube resembling a quill in color and texture. PAULO, Brazil -- UC Irvine Extension Explores New Opportunities for Reaching Global Constituencies Utilizing a Pioneering Approach to Online Education Gary Matkin, dean of Continuing Education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). at University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). , Irvine, is pleased to announce a joint educational venture between UC Irvine Extension and the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV FGV Fundacao Getulio Vargas (Brazil) FGV Fundação Getulio Vargas (Brasil) FGV Ferrocarrils de La Generalitat Valenciana (railway company in Spain) FGV Full Gold Veneer ). FGV is a non-profit school of higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. and the largest provider of online education in Brazil The 1988 Brazilian Constitution states that "education" is "a right for all, a duty of the State and of the family, and is to be promoted with the collaboration of society, with the objective of fully developing the person, preparing the individual for the exercise of citizenship with more than 8,000 degree-seeking online students. "UC Irvine Extension is proud to offer the first ever online project management program provided in a foreign country by a university," said Matkin. "This undertaking represents a true integration of course content into an International MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration program." UC Irvine Extension, long recognized as a leader in online education, will provide its internationally acclaimed project management courses to FGV's International Executive MBA in Project Management. Classes will be taught by Portuguese-speaking instructors with cultural-specific content designed to accommodate the educational needs of Brazilian students. Upon completion of their coursework coursework Noun work done by a student and assessed as part of an educational course Noun 1. coursework - work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's , the FGV students will receive a UC Irvine Extension certificate of completion and will be eligible to sit for the internationally recognized Project Management Professional (PMP See point-to-multipoint and portable media player. PMP - Portable Media Player ) exam. The courses offered to FGV students will include: --Introduction to Project Management --Project Monitoring and Control --Management, Leadership, and Team Building --PMP Preparation Exam UC Irvine Extension has offered an intensive summer Orientation to American Business Practices program to visiting FGV MBA students for seven years. Based on the outstanding success of that program, and the global demand for American curriculum, Dean Matkin saw a need to expand UC Irvine Extension's project management courses to reach a larger international audience. The partnership between UC Irvine Extension and FGV has had to overcome several technical, cultural and contractual issues in order to realize this international educational alliance. "Some people think that all you have to do is take an existing online course and just translate it into Portuguese or Spanish, but that is not the case," said Matkin. "UC Irvine Extension worked closely with FGV to localize lo·cal·ize v. lo·cal·ized, lo·cal·iz·ing, lo·cal·iz·es v.tr. 1. To make local: decentralize and localize political authority. 2. the content, adding concepts and cases that reflect Brazilian culture while retaining the basic academic principles that make the program so powerful." In addition to addressing the technical issues of translation and adaptation, UC Irvine Extension has had to reflect in its course design the cultural differences in information presentation. Larry Cooperman, director of technology and design at the UC Irvine Distance Learning Center, has been instrumental in implementing the Brazilian program. "UC Irvine Extension provides not just general project management knowledge, but applied project management principles to business situations," said Cooperman. "I think a UC Irvine Extension certificate of completion will be a differentiating factor on a resume in Brazil." The UC Irvine Distance Learning Center intends to replicate rep·li·cate v. 1. To duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat. 2. To reproduce or make an exact copy or copies of genetic material, a cell, or an organism. n. A repetition of an experiment or a procedure. its success with the Brazilian program to other countries in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and around the world. "This program is meeting a great need in Brazil," said Matkin. "UC Irvine Extension looks forward to forging relationships with respected educational institutions across the globe in order to serve other countries in a similar manner." About the Distance Learning Center: The UC Irvine Distance Learning Center is dedicated to providing transforming learning experiences for local and global constituencies and offers exciting and innovative courses and certificate programs for a culturally diverse student body. The Distance Learning Center provides the UC Irvine campus and strategically selected other organizations with distance learning services, including the development and delivery of courses using online technology. About UC Irvine Extension: As the continuing education arm of UCI UCI University of California, Irvine UCI Union Cycliste Internationale (International Cycling Union) UCI Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos UCI United Cinemas International (UK) , UC Irvine Extension is dedicated to providing a university-level learning experience for students, offering thousands of exciting courses and programs to local, regional, and global constituencies. UC Irvine Extension offers a rich array of academic and community programs to support a diverse audience, from a wide selection of academic programs to numerous campus activities. For more information, please visit www.extension.uci.edu. About the University of California, Irvine: The University of California, Irvine is a top-ranked university dedicated to research, scholarship and community service. Founded in 1965, UCI is among the fastest-growing University of California campuses, with more than 24,000 undergraduate and graduate students and about 1,400 faculty members. The second-largest employer in dynamic Orange County, UCI contributes an annual economic impact of $3.3 billion. For more UCI news, visit www.today.uci.edu. |
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