Experimental Project for Online Education Platform Launched

The experimental project for China's online education platform has been lately launched in Hunan University.

By utilizing the high-tech resources of Hunan and Tsinghua universities and CERNET network and satellite transmission, ground microwave network, the project is expected to build up an open online education platform with a nationwide coverage to meet the needs for lifelong education.

The project has as learned been listed in the state high-tech development plan of the year 2000, with a total investment of 160 million yuan, of which the 35 million yuan will be from central budget, the project will take two years to finish.



By PD Online staff Li Yan


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