We are delighted to invite you to participate in the Blackboard Academic Leadership Tour which will bring to life how educational technologies can help you create a more student centric university.

This invitation only event will be held on 26-28 November.

Thursday 27 November - University of Groningen Tour
Join the tour and discussion at the University of Groningen and get insight and a unique perspective of how a leading university is driving innovation and big ideas in the field of technology enhanced learning.

Friday 28 November - Foundations for Success - Amsterdam
Attend the Blackboard Headquarters in Amsterdam for a discussion focusing on the "Foundations for Success". It will uncover how Groningen has extended, opened up and expanded what's possible with their VLE to create a more personalised learning environment for students and academics. There will also be a visit to the Blackboard Data Centre which provides the hosting services to the University enabling them to focus more on teaching and learning innovations and less on keeping the technology running.

Join us this November to experience first-hand how the University of Groningen is using technology to maintain its top position not just in teaching and research but also with the IT systems and innovations that support them.

Academic Leadership Tour

Organised at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands
26-28th November 2014

“Successful online assessment requires military precision. It’s been so successful that the board is pushing IT to build the capacity to do more.” Louwarnoud Van Der Duim
Educational Support and Innovation, Centre for Information Technology, University of Groningen

We kindly ask that you register to confirm your attendance as spaces are limited. We will provide refreshments, lunch and dinner during the visit; however travel (unless indicated otherwise) and accommodation are not included. 

We hope that you can join us in The Netherlands.



About the University of Groningen

Quick Facts
•    Founded in 1614, 400 years old
•    28,000 students
•    3,000 full time academic staff
•    2,000 spend part of their time teaching
•    10 faculties covering all academic disciplines
•    115 nationalities
•    THE World University Rankings: 89

The University of Groningen has a rich academic tradition dating back to 1614, providing high quality research and teaching in a broad and varied range of fields of study. In many areas, the University of Groningen is the equal of the best universities in the world. It consistently achieves high rankings in international university league tables based on the quality of teaching and research. Behind the façade of its majestic, centuries-old buildings resides a very 21st century virtual learning environment (VLE). Since the university first launched Blackboard in 1999, the daily number of users on the system has grown from under 2,000 to over 40,000 today—and shows no signs of slowing down.

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