Scuola IaD

From Researching Virtual Initiatives in Education

The Scuola IaD (School for Distance Learning; Scuola per l'Istruzione a Distanza; IAD) is an independent distance-education institution which operates within the physical University of Rome Tor Vergata, or Università degli Studi Roma Tor Vergata. Its first course was offered in 1998.

In 2005 Scuola IaD was estimated to have 5,000 students. It is difficult to locate up-to-date information about Scuola IaD in English.

The University of Rome Tor Vergata main office is in Rome, Italy.

The Scuola IaD web site is at http://www.scuolaiad.it/

Via its parent university, Scuola IaD associates itself with:

• The European Association for Education of Adults (EAEA)
• The European Distance Learning and E-Learning Network (EDEN)
• The European Universities Continuing Education Network (EUCEN)
• The International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)

More details

The University of Rome Tor Vergata has 44,000 students as of 2009, and 1500 faculty members. It is one of the largest research-based institutions in Italy.

Reports

This institution/programme was discussed as a case study in the Megatrends project in its second report, Megaproviders of e-learning in Europe (PDF - 212 pages - EN), 2007 (ISBN 978 82 562 88184).

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