[ecrea] Free Technology Academy Announcement - Study Programme 2011

>FTA Announcement #7: "Study Programme 2011 published and registrations open=
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>The Free Technology Academy does not only continue after the initial
>period supported by the EC's Lifelong Learning Programme, we also
>expand the number of courses available! We hope to keep growing and
>are working towards a complete International Masters Programme. In
>this newsletter the tentative programme for 2011, our discount
>policies, news on the fascinating lecture by Jon 'maddog' Hall and an
>introduction to our future plans.
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>=3D=3D 1. FTA Programme 2011 =3D=3D
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>The Free Technology Academy offers three rounds of courses in 2011.
>Registrations for these courses are now open! The programme is
>tentative and subject to changes. Should a module be cancelled by the
>FTA, tuition fees will of course be fully refunded. In the following
>list you will find all the courses available:
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>=A0* The Concepts of Free Software & Open Standards
>=A0* GNU/Linux Basic
>=A0* GNU/Linux Advanced
>=A0* Free Software Utilities
>=A0* Network Technologies
>=A0* Web Applications
>=A0* Software Development
>=A0* Implementation of Free Software and Case Studies
>=A0* Economic Aspects of Free Software
>=A0* Legal Aspects
>=A0* Software Architecture
>=A0* Assessment of Free Software Projects (Quality Metrics)
>=A0* Free Software in Public administrations
>=A0* Software Engineering in Free Software Environments
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>For the full details, including trimester starting dates, please
>visit: http://ftacademy.org/courses/programme/2011
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>=3D=3D 2. Discounts available! =3D=3D
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>To facilitate the participation of a great number of students, we
>offer a range of discounts that are described below:
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>=A0* Course Package deal:
>register now for at least 3 courses of the 2011 programme and you get
>1 course fee waived for a course in 2010 (for the third trimester,
>i.e. from September till December 2010). We appreciate it if you
>already commit to follow FTA courses next year and in return we offer
>you this special package deal. We hope you like it!
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>=A0* Early bird registration:
>10% discount for registrations up to 2 months before the scheduled
>start of the FTA 2011 courses.
>If you want to participate in the third run of 2010, you can register
>now and receive 25% discount on available courses: "The Concepts of
>Free Software and Open Standards", "Legal aspects of the Information
>Society" and "Network Technologies". The discount counts for completed
>registrations up to 2 months before the scheduled start of each
>course.
>
>Notice that different discounts are not cummulative. See for more
>details the General Conditions:
>http://ftacademy.org/general-conditions
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>=3D=3D 3. Jon 'maddog' Hall lecture and interview =3D=3D
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>The famous Jon 'maddog' Hall recently popped in and gave a really
>interesting lecture for the FTA students. Now we present the lecture
>to you and anyone is able to watch it and re-use it.
>
>Jon 'maddog' Hall is the Executive Director of Linux International, a
>non-profit organisation of computer vendors who wish to support and
>promote Linux-based operating systems. The nickname 'maddog' was given
>to him by his students at Hartford State Technical College, where he
>was the Department Head of Computer Science. He now prefers to be
>called by this name. According to Hall, his nickname "came from a time
>when I had less control over my temper".
>The video lecture is available to watch and download from our site,
>under a Creative Commons BY-ND-NC 3.0 license. You can access the
>material by visiting: http://ftacademy.org/materials/videos/gl1
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>We have also published an interview with Jon in which he
>gives us his opinions on the "Open Source" term, Free Software
>specialists, markets and the future. Read it and spread it!
>http://ftacademy.org/interview-with-Jon-maddog-Hall
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>=3D=3D 4. Working towards a complete International Master Programme =3D=3D
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>The FTA has as a long term goal to offer a complete International
>Master Programme in Free Software. For that purpose it has recently
>set up a taskforce with representatives from Universitat Oberta de
>Catalunya, Open Universiteit Netherlands, Universitat Rey Juan Carlos,
>University of Agder and the Free Knowledge Institute. The study
>programme for 2011 has been established in collaboration with the
>taskforce and forms an important step towards a complete programme.
>See for more information:
>http://ftacademy.org/taskforce-international-master-programme-free-software
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>=3D=3D 5. About the Free Technology Academy =3D=3D
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>A Consortium formed by the Open University of Catalonia (Spain), the
>Open University of the Netherlands and the University of Agder
>(Norway) and led by the Free Knowledge Institute (FKI), the FTA has
>received the support from the EC's Lifelong Learning Programme to set
>up an international educational programme on Free Software. The
>courses are taught completely online in a virtual campus based on the
>Campus Project interoperability framework.
>Following the Open Educational Resources movement, all learning
>materials are freely available through the Internet. The use of Free
>Software (also referred to as Open Source software or Libre Software)
>is rapidly expanding in governmental and private organisations.
>However, still only a limited number of ICT professionals, teachers
>and decision makers have sufficient knowledge and expertise in these
>new fields. The Free Technology Academy aims to address this gap by
>providing high level courses that fit into larger Master Programmes at
>the participating universities.
>
>=A0* More information: http://www.ftacademy.org
>=A0* Contact information: (contact /at/ ftacademy.org)
>=A0* Digital version: http://ftacademy.eu/announce/7

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