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• Oracle Education Foundation Announces Winners of the 2009 Global ThinkQuest Competition

  June 16, 2009 - Students from 13 countries took top honors in the 2009 ThinkQuest Competition. More >

• Oracle Education Foundation Partners with Professor Garfield Foundation on Literacy Initiative for K-8 Students

  May 7, 2009 - The Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) has partnered with the Professor Garfield Foundation on a digital story-telling initiative designed to increase literacy among K-8 students. More >

• Oracle Education Foundation Launches First Project Learning Institute in Europe

  April 15, 2009 - This week the Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) welcomed over 100 teachers to its first Project Learning Institute in Romania. This training event, a first also in Europe, will be held at Mihai Viteazul National College, Bucharest from April 13-16, 2009. More >

• Oracle Education Foundation Partners with DKI Jakarta’s Education Office to Help Students Develop 21st Century Skills

  March 31, 2009 - Today, the Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) and DKI Jakarta’s Education Office signed a Memorandum of Understanding to roll out OEF’s ThinkQuest platform to government schools across the region. More >

• Oracle Education Foundation and Oracle Romania Increase Investment in Romanian Education

  January 30, 2009 - The Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) and the Ministry of Education, Research, and Youth of Romania have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to launch a new professional development program for Romanian teachers. More >

• Oracle Education Foundation Partners with Andhra Pradesh’s Institute for Electronic Government to Help Students Develop 21st Century Skills

  January 28, 2009 - The Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) and the Institute for Electronic Governance (IEG), a non-profit organisation under the Government of Andhra Pradesh, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to roll out OEF’s ThinkQuest platform to 500 schools, reaching 25,000 students and teachers over the next two years. More >

• Oracle Education Foundation Launches a New Educational Competition

  January 13, 2009 - The ThinkQuest Narrative Competition 2009, a new educational competition sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation (OEF), is now open to teams of students, ages 9-19. More >

• Oracle Education Foundation Partners with Virginia Department of Education on Statewide Astronomy Initiative

  January 6, 2009 - The Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Virginia Department of Education to support “Share the Skies,” a statewide initiative that enables students and teachers to study astronomy in the daytime. More >

• Oracle Education Foundation Launches First Project Learning Institute in India

  December 10, 2008 - The Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) welcomed more than 100 teachers to its first Project Learning Institute in India. This training event will be held at the Zonal Institute of Education and Training in Mysore from December 10-13, 2008. More >

• Oracle Education Foundation Partners with Stamford Achieves to Launch Innovative Cyberjournalism Project for Students

  December 3, 2008 - The Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) has partnered with Stamford Achieves to launch an innovative project entitled "Global NetGeneration of Youth Investigating the Careers of NASA International Space Station Leaders" (NGY-NASA ISS). More >

• Oracle Education Foundation Partners with Government of Ceará to Benefit Students

  November 26, 2008 - The Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) has partnered with the Government of the State of Ceará to help students develop vital skills for life and work in the 21st century. More >

• Oracle Education Foundation's ThinkQuest Wins 2008 Award of Excellence from Tech & Learning Magazine

  November 24, 2008 - The Oracle Education Foundation announced that its ThinkQuest program has been honored with a 2008 Award of Excellence from Tech & Learning Magazine. More >

• Oracle Education Foundation Partners with China Children and Teenagers’ Fund to Deliver Teacher Training Event

  November 14, 2008 - In cooperation with the China Children and Teenagers’ Fund (CCTF) and Enkon Organization, the Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) recently welcomed 66 teachers from 65 schools to the “International Training for Teacher Comprehensive Quality and Capability” event, held from October 16-18, 2008. More >

• The Oracle Education Foundation Partners with the Philippines Department of Education to Help Students Develop 21st Century Skills

  October 23, 2008 - Today, the Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) and the Philippines Department of Education (DepEd) agreed to roll out OEF's ThinkQuest technology program to 500 public elementary schools across the nation, reaching 50,000 students and teachers over the next two years. More >

• The Oracle Education Foundation Teams with Adobe Systems Incorporated To Help Students around the Globe

  October 6, 2008 - As part of its ongoing commitment to educators and students worldwide, Adobe Systems Incorporated has donated 1,500 sets of four of the company's industry-leading software products for web development and design to the Oracle Education Foundation (OEF). More >

• The Oracle Education Foundation Honors Students and Teachers At ThinkQuest Live 2008

  September 15, 2008 - The Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) will welcome 61 students and teachers from 10 countries to ThinkQuest Live 2008, held in San Francisco, California from September 21-25, 2008. Countries represented include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, India, Japan, Singapore, Tunisia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam. More >

• The Oracle Education Foundation Invites Students And Teachers To Take Part In ThinkQuest Website Competition 2009

  August 21, 2008 - The ThinkQuest Website Competition 2009, sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation (OEF), is now open to teams of students, ages 9-19, from anywhere in the world. Each team must be coached by a teacher or school employee. More >

• Oracle Education Foundation's ThinkQuest Wins Two Prestigious Awards

  August 11, 2008 - The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) presented ThinkQuest with the "Golden Lamp Award for Technology," lauding its outstanding delivery of educational content through the use of electronic media.
  The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) honored the ThinkQuest Library with a CODiE Award for "Best Education Reference or Search Service," praising ThinkQuest's achievement and vision in software, education technology, and digital content. More >

• The Oracle Education Foundation Helps Educators in Africa and Europe Prepare Students For Success In A Global Economy

  July 14, 2008 - The Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) has launched its first regional 21st Century Learning Institute in Africa to help educators successfully integrate project learning and 21st century learning skills training into their curriculum and prepare students for success in a global economy. More >