On 10th October, Professor Claudia Cunha from Anima Education Group – GAEC of Brazil was invited to Shanghai Open University, and started her work as a 3-week visiting scholar.

There are three private universities under the supervision of GAEC, which are constituted by medical schools, law schools, business schools and etc, offering courses for both bachelor degrees and master degrees as well as no-degree courses.

Professor Cunha is engaged in the research of education information science for many years, and concerned about the challenges of distance education products innovation and management. At present, the technology team under her leadership is engaged in the design and development of online courses in Brazil. During her stay, Professor Cunha will communicate with such departments as Institute of International Exchange, Information and Network Management Center. She will also do a collaborative research on course design of distance education and information technology application with staff from teaching management, technology and administration departments. In addition, Professor Cunha will introduce the current situation and developing trends of distance education in Brazil through various activities as panel discussion, symposium, etc.