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IU Appoints Edinburgh University Principal to the Board
Added: (Tue Dec 14 2004)
IU Appoints Edinburgh University Principal to the Board
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Interactive University (IU), the International education specialists, has appointed Professor Timothy O’Shea to its Board.
Professor O’Shea, who is currently the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, brings a wealth of academic and management experience, having spent ten years within senior roles in the higher education sector.
Previous educational positions include Master of Birkbeck College, Provost of Gresham College and Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of London, as well as various Artificial Intelligence research roles and elected roles such as Fellow of the European Co-ordination Committee for A.I and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Tim O’Shea’s personal research was in the area of computer aided learning, in particular he pioneered the development of Intelligent Tutoring Systems, systems that give automatic remedial advice when students give incorrect answers to automated assessment.
Interactive University, who export Scottish Education and have over 90,000 students throughout the world currently have eight board members from a variety of backgrounds to advise on their business strategy and educational programmes. Professor O’Shea will join Board members such as entrepreneur Ian Ritchie; Janet Lowe, Principal of Lauder College; Gavin Gemmel, Chairman of Scottish Widows and Director of Lloyds TSB Group and Donald Clark, CEO of Epic plc.
Ian Ritchie, IU’s Chairman said:
“Tim O’Shea’s role as a Board member will mean access to invaluable advice on academic standards and quality. He will also be able to provide a general overview on current issues within higher education, as well as contacts within the e-learning sector. We welcome Tim’s guidance and support and look forward to a rewarding partnership which further extends IU’s success.”
Tim O’Shea joined the Board on 1st November 2004.
ENDS 14th December 2004
For further information, please contact:
Great Circle Communications Limited 0131 2254646
Beverley Kirk bev.kirk@greatcircle.co.uk 07968 777097
Interactive University
Roy Leitch, CEO, roy.leitch@interactiveuniversity.net 0131 317 4000
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About the Interactive University www.interactiveuniversity.net
Interactive University is a market-led organisation and an international education specialist for the development and delivery of accredited distributed learning programmes within the global post compulsory education sector. The university’s primary objective is to become a centre of excellence in e-learning and the leading source of e-learning products, services and technology.