Case Studies

Known as one of the best and biggest universities in all of Asia, Silliman University, in Negros Oriental, Dumaguete City, has earned the title of being the "Center of Excellence" in the country. Established in 1901 by Protestant missionaries of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, it is the first American and Protestant "founded institution" of higher learning in the Philippines and the oldest American University in Asia. Silliman University, a private research university in the southern Philippines, is home to over 10,000 students - around 300 are international students from 53 countries across the globe.

Mexico’s Madero University (UMAD) has a motto: “Tenemos Madera”, which means “We Have What It Takes”. This call to arms motivates UMAD staff to reinvent, renew, and innovate the way it educates its students

La Salle Green Hills (LSGH) is a private Catholic school in Manila, Philippines, serving 4,000 students. The institution was the first among private schools in the area to return to teaching during lockdown in 2020 by moving all classes fully online via its chosen eLearning platform provider, Open LMS.

At the end of 2020, the University of Vassouras (formerly Severino Sombra University—USS) celebrated an important milestone in the digital transformation of the Severino Sombra Educational Foundation (FUSVE).

The course helps students who do not necessarily have a traditional portfolio develop proficiency in the independent learning methods and practices of art and design. The course provides an introduction to the role and influence of art and design in the world today and prepares students to matriculate to masters’ programmes. The interdisciplinary programme has a diverse student base, stemming from 19 different countries with students ranging in ages from 23-60 years old.

RISE 🔗 is a new online journal and publishing platform created by a team of professionals at the University of Portsmouth 🔗 (UoP), in the United Kingdom, with the aim to recognize excellence primarily in the research-based work of students and build a greater sense of community.

The Universidad Continental in Peru stands out among the top seven universities in the country for its modern and innovative educational offer. The institution integrates five faculties, 28 undergraduate careers, two specializations, and 10 postgraduate programs. Students can choose from three modalities: face-to-face, face-to-face and distance, and fully remote instruction, offering a multimodal and multicampus education. Discover how the university has achieved a strong digital transformation for its distance education offer, which is supported through Open LMS, its eLearning partner.

ENS Escola de Negócios e Seguros (ENS School of Business and Insurance or ENS), is a technical, graduate, and post-graduate institution offering courses related to insurance, risk management, reinsurance, and private pension funds, as well as topics encompassing business, marketing, and economics. With its main branch located in Rio de Janeiro and another instructional center in the country’s bustling São Paulo, the institute had traditionally delivered courses in-person at their institutes, through face-to-face corporate training, and some online up until 2020.

Mount Carmel College-Baler (MCCB) is a higher education institution in the province of Aurora, Philippines. Founded in 1948, the College began offering formative education and now offers Bachelor’s programs in Business Administration, Criminology, Teaching, and Administrative studies, among others.