By Sarah Murry, Newsroom Managing Editor, HP Inc. — January 26, 2017
By Sarah Murry, Newsroom Managing Editor, HP Inc. — January 26, 2017
No matter a person’s age, gender, location or income level, education is the key to something better.
For HP, an investment in education and the learning process goes beyond devices and features in cutting edge products. It’s the tools used in learning institutions around the world and the efforts to educate under-served regions that go to the heart of making the world a better place.
In that spirit, HP made two education-related announcements this week as part of the Education World Forum and BETT education shows in London.
The first is an expansion of HP Learning Studios in the Middle East that are intended to help refugees and families that are displaced within their own borders. The second is a new tool that analyzes regional data to determine how investments in education will translate into economic growth for a particular region.
“HP believes that a high-quality education is a modern education, which is why we are putting cutting-edge technology in the hands of teachers and students in every corner of the planet. Our announcements this week are part of a larger, ongoing campaign to bring learning into the Digital Age, no matter where students are and irrespective of their circumstances.”
Gus Schmedlen, VP of Worldwide Education at HP.
New Learning Studios
Last year, during President Barack Obama’s Leaders’ Summit on Refugees, HP said it would work with Digital Promise Global, the Global Business Coalition for Education, Microsoft and Intel to give refugee students access to modern technology as well as the opportunity to learn essential business and IT skills. HP has already deployed 60 similar Learning Studios in 15 countries.
But during this week’s BETT Show in London, the company announced plans to open three HP Learning Studios in Jordan and three more in Lebanon, specifically to help refugees acquire more knowledge and skills.
Each will come fully equipped with a suite of technology, including: Sprout Pro, an all-in-one, touch-driven 3D computing, scanning and project platform; ProBook x360 Education Edition convertible computers powered by Windows 10; and a Dremel 3D printer.
The core curriculum at each of these facilities will be built around HP LIFE e-Learning courses, which include 25 online modules on essential business and IT skills in seven languages.
Tools for driving investment in education
HP is also extending its commitment to education with the HP Education Data Command Center, a new software tool that can crunch massive amounts of socioeconomic data and apply predictive analysis algorithms to determine how education spending can have a direct impact on a nation’s GDP, or gross domestic product.
It applies a scientific forecast so that the tool can offer region-specific analysis of data from a variety of sources, such as the World Bank and United Nations. It takes into consideration a wide range of variables about students, such as their age, gender, location, income level and family status, so that the results are more refined.
The data is critical to the understanding of educational investment.
Recognizing that, HP will also release this week its Global Learning Economic and Social Index 2016 report, with support from Microsoft and Intel. The extensive study ranks every UN member state against various learning, economic and social criteria.
BETT continues through January 28 in London.
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