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LONDON and CANBERRA, Australia, April 24, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) has partnered with

social learning platform, FutureLearn.com, to provide free online courses and

help students stay ahead of the learning curve.

Austrade promotes Australia as a preferred destination and partner for

international students through its Study Australia initiative. FutureLearn is

jointly owned by Open University UK and the SEEK Group and has 12 million

learners globally and almost a quarter of the world's top universities in its

partnership.

Austrade Global Education Lead Rebecca Hall said, "Many students have been

impacted by travel restrictions globally. Providing access to high-quality

online learning resources from leading Australian education providers is a

simple way we can continue to support international students in their education

and learning goals during this challenging time.

"While Australian universities have been quick to embrace digital technologies

and innovation, recent events have necessitated a rapid transition to online

learning and FutureLearn will give our international students a digital pass to

online learning.

"This pilot with FutureLearn will enable us to provide free online access to a

wide range of courses from leading Australian education institutions, leaving

the door to learning open while international travel is restricted," said Ms

Hall.

FutureLearn CEO Simon Nelson said, "FutureLearn is proud to be partnering with

Austrade to help shine a spotlight on Australia's outstanding higher education

offering.

"Our mission is to broaden access to education on a global scale. We are

already working with a number of Australian higher education partners to do

just that through a broad range of high quality courses, degrees and now

micro-credentials. Through this partnership with Austrade, we will continue to

deliver on our mission."

The 'Study with Australia'

[http://www.futurelearn.com/Study-Australia?utm_campaign=fl_austrade_1&utm_mediu

m=futurelearn_organic_pressrelease&utm_source=fl_pr_outreach] campaign will be

available until the end of June, allowing Australian higher education

institutions and English language training providers to showcase their online

offering across business, digital technologies, STEM, healthcare and teaching

courses, to name a few.

All Australian universities are invited to participate in this online learning

showcase and are included in an Australian partner directory

[https://www.futurelearn.com/info/general/study-australia?utm_campaign=fl_austra

de_1&utm_medium=futurelearn_organic_pressrelease&utm_source=fl_pr_outreach] on

FutureLearn.com.

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Source: FutureLearn and Austrade