Leaders Forum

EDS's Richard Oosterom participates in Leaders Forum for K.I.T. eLearning's students

Rotterdam, October 15, 2001

K.I.T. eLearning hosted its Autumn Leaders Forum for students working in the Netherlands today, as a special featured event of the City of Rotterdam's annual "Business Festival". The guest speaker was Richard Oosterom, the Managing Director of EDS in this country.

EDS is a thought leader in the IT field and the global leader in professional services. Mr. Oosterom, who has led his business to 25% growth in one year, despite current trends in the industry, spoke on the theme of, "Leadership Transformation at EDS".

Yoram Kalman, Senior Vice President and Head of Academic Affairs at K.I.T. eLearning, observed, "Richard's presentation is exciting. It's obvious that his company's success owes a lot to his management paradigm, which is based on vision, trust, and empowerment of his employees."

Mr. Kalman points out, "We're using the same paradigm in the classroom, where we've also undertaken a major transformation in the relationship between students and their instructors. The bottom line is that the role of the instructor is to assure that each student learns how to realize his professional potential".

Guests in the extra-curricula event included 90 students in the University of Liverpool's online MBA and MSc in IT programs, as well as senior officials from K.I.T., and dignitaries from the University of Liverpool, among them Pro Vice Chancellor Professor Kelvin Everest, and the director of the university's eLearning Unit, Mr. Paul Leng.

"The Leaders Forum has provided the opportunity to meet many of the people I've been studying with," said Feena Feensta, a software engineer who is a student in the MSc in IT program. "I feel part of a network of serious, high potential people, working in the same industry, not only here in the Netherlands, but from all over the globe."

About K.I.T. eLearning

K.I.T. eLearning, as the eLearning partner of the University of Liverpool worldwide, delivers MSc in IT and MBA degree programs through a 100% online format. K.I.T. eLearning sponsors both Public Classrooms, and customized Corporate Classrooms for its students. The Public Classroom brings together active professional people, located around the world, for a collaborative learning experience that focuses on each individual's professional experience, current workplace, and career development. The Corporate Classroom enables an organization to sponsor an entire class of students who share company-related learning outcomes. K.I.T. eLearning, a Dutch company, was founded in Rotterdam in early 2000.

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