Argentina's Education Ministry and Encyclopaedia Britannica Partner to Enable Remote Learning

CHICAGO, April 1, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Argentina's ministry of education has partnered with Encyclopaedia Britannica to enable remote learning throughout the country during the coronavirus school shutdown and beyond, Britannica announced today.

The partnership aims to transform schools and other learning environments over the long term to ensure student success in the rapidly evolving employment market and in response to the changing educational requirements of the 21st century. 

The agreement was finalized in a virtual meeting on Friday, March 21, attended by Argentine Minister of Education Nicolás Trotta; Director of the National Library of Teachers Fernando López; Global CEO of the Britannica Group, Karthik Krishnan; Julián Shocron, group consultant; Diego Sueiras, president of the New Generation Argentina Foundation (FNGA); and executive director of the FNGA, María Cantore. Mr. Sueiras at FNGA and Mr. Shocron brought the group together to chart the course for better access and quality education in Argentina. 

Education Minister Nicolas Trotta and his team are focused on ensuring that learning continues while schools are closed. They are leveraging multiple channels -- TV, radio, print and digital – to bring education into the living rooms throughout the country.

"We want to ensure that everyone irrespective of socio-economic status has access to learning opportunities even in these challenging times," said Minister Trotta. "We will leverage Britannica's digital-learning solutions and its teacher-development programs to inspire and engage students and empower teachers and parents." 

Krishnan said, "Across the world education must be transformed to meet 21st-century needs and ensure that education puts young adults on a path to prosperity. The key connections are education to employability to economic independence. We are excited to collaborate with Minister Trotta and help bring his transformative vision to life. It is refreshing to work with a minister who, from his experiences as a university professor, understands the realities on the ground and what is needed to enable Argentinian students to be successful and effective in a global world." 

The first phase of the joint initiative will involve setting up a digital library and training teachers on how best to use Britannica resources to engage students and shape learning.  

About the Britannica Group
The Britannica Group is a global knowledge leader. A pioneer in digital learning since the 1980s, the company today serves the needs of students, lifelong learners, and professionals by providing curriculum products, language-study courses, digital encyclopedias, and professional readiness training through its extensive products.
The company has continued to pioneer and redefine information discovery within the technology and education fields, serving 83 countries and 150 million students worldwide in 16 languages. The company's mission to inspire curiosity and the joy of learning has earned it the ranking of the #1 company to watch in the EdTech Digest's State of the EdTech report for 2019-2020. It is headquartered in Chicago.

SOURCE Encyclopaedia Britannica Group