AcrossWorld’s CEO to Present at CII Education Summit in Kolkata, India

Boston, Massachusetts. AcrossWorld Education Company, Inc (AcrossWorld) today announced that President & CEO Stephan Thieringer will present at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Education Summit in Kolkata, India July 29-30th.

“We are delighted to be invited to participate in the new era of education in India,” said Thieringer. “We are prepared to learn about the opportunities and contribute, collaborate, and share our expertise in education and knowledge management services to the benefit of the academic institutions and surrounding communities.”

CII launched the University-Industry council and the associated summits to create a forum in which universities and industry can collectively interact and work together to address areas such as:

• Governance;
• Faculty Development;
• Curriculum Development;
• Infrastructure Development;
• Human Resource Development; and
• Collaborative Research and Development.

About AcrossWorld Education Company, Inc.

AcrossWorld Education Company Inc. (AcrossWorld), provides content and technology platform services to academic institutions, foundations, and governments to improve the quality of education and collaborative knowledge management. Through its free content offering, consulting efforts, open source software applications, and incorporation of social networking tools, AcrossWorld will enable the new knowledge economy by connecting educators, allowing geographically dispersed users to collaborate via web 2.0 technologies and mashups, and creating innovative approaches to both traditional education programs and new opportunities in knowledge management efforts. AcrossWorld is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with offices in San Jose, California, New Delhi, India, and Tel Aviv, Israel. For more information, please visit www.acrossworld.com.

Contact: Denise Turgeon, +1.617.927.9500, dturgeon@acrossworld.com