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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Purdue Partners with Cisco, Lilly for Corporate Ed - Rhea Kelly, Campus Technology
Purdue University is expanding into the corporate learning realm with two new deals with Fortune 500 corporations Cisco Systems and Eli Lilly and Co. The institution worked with each company to create custom courses for their employees, with a focus on providing high-quality content in a flexible online format. "One thing we have learned is that companies want flexibility in their online education," said Gerry McCartney, executive vice president for Purdue Online, in a statement. "We are able to offer an immediately available product that works for one company's learner cohorts rather than requiring the usual academic scheduling.
https://campustechnology.com/articles/2019/04/22/purdue-partners-with-cisco-lilly-for-corporate-ed.aspx?admgarea=news