Abstract:

The aim of this paper is to present the perspectives of the E-University Duisburg- Essen on the background of the “Bologna Process” and related strategies, geared towards the creation of the European Higher Education Area by 2010 with free mobility of students and a high degree of interoperability of universities. Improvements in eLearning will support the Bologna objectives, since it will become a core component in most courses and curricula. In the last 10 years, a lot of eLearning projects have been launched, each with a different approach to sustainable integration into university structures. To anchor eLearning in university daily life, the University Duisburg-Essen decided on an integral strategy to foster the development of processes leading towards “the university of the global digital age” (or EUniversity). This presentation will focus on two projects which will be realized in 2008-09 by the central service units – the University Library and the Center for Information and Media services – where the authors are located.