Singapore, 29 April 2003

PurpleTrain.com e-Learning, Your Passport To An American Education

Studying in America without leaving home has become an exciting reality for many students around the world. E learning has emerged as an option for students unable to afford the expense of travelling overseas. There are no residency forms or visas to worry about. A student from Asia Pacific, Europe and anywhere in the world is on the same footing as a student from the United States.

E-learning, with its anytime, anywhere accessibility and flexibility has gained its popularity over the years. It allows students to enroll in courses, interact with faculty and fellow students, and receive a quality educational experience while remaining at home. It allows total ownership of personal development at your own pace. Enrollment, advising, financial aid, forms, processes, courses, faculty and other education services come to you. In other words, e learning is about students and not educational institutions. It places the student at the center of the educational experience.

PurpleTrain is proud to bring to you an unrivaled mix of the world's most prestigious universities from the United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Salem International University (SIU), for instance, is a private, independent, liberal arts college based in West Virginia, USA.

The mission of Salem International University is to educate students to become world citizens by ensuring their acquisition of diverse non-prejudice knowledge and enabling them to make decisions from an international perspective.

As part of this mission, Salem International University provide students with an international, intercultural education experience through the offers of Baccalaureate degrees and Masters

For a student who is outside the US, but who is hoping to pursue an American education, unable to actually travel to the US, e learning through PurpleTrain.com is an ideal way to determine their comfort level with the style of American education. At the same time, we make it affordable.
E learning makes borders and geography meaningless. For example, PurpleTrain.com charges the same tuition rates regardless of where a student lives. Someone living a mile from the host site or other country pays the same tuition.

For those students with time, money and few responsibilities, travelling overseas for their education is still a great life-affirming adventure. However, for the majority of students who do not have the kind of resources required for an extensive stay in a foreign land, e-learning open up a new world of possibilities. The virtual classroom is a connection to that world, where learners share their learning experiences with students from all over the globe.

In fact, a large segment of students already enrolled in on-line courses are working adults with families. The opportunity to study and learn at the computer in their own time and place is a windfall for these students.

About Salem International University
Salem International University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, allowing transfer of credits or degree status from one college to another. Salem International University is a private, independent, liberal arts college based in West Virginia, founded in 1888.

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ABOUT PURPLETRAIN.COM

PurpleTrain.com is the e-learning service provider which offers a one-stop service for business and IT education programs, corporate training courses and education-related services.

By combining innovative technology with world-class training content, PurpleTrain.com offers companies and individuals a high value, quality and effective on-line training solution. Over 700 on-line courses are available, offering masters, degrees, diplomas and certificates in business and IT programs. Our online learning community now stands at over 67,000 users.

PurpleTrain.com is a 100%-owned venture of Informatics Holdings Limited, a leading training and education provider listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Informatics Holdings Limited is a world class institute for quality lifelong learning services and made the ranking among Forbes Global's 200 Best Small Companies in the world.

ABOUT INFORMATICS GROUP

The Informatics Group, established in 1983, is a multinational corporation providing training and educational services in information technology and business management. Through its international franchising programme and strategic acquisitions, Informatics presently has a global network of more than 550 centres spanning over 45 countries.

The company presently offers six franchise products: Informatics Computer School, Thames Business School, Informatics Professional Development Centre, CAL Computer Training Centre, Cambridge Child Development Centre and RACC. For more information, please visit http://www.informaticsgroup.com.

For more information, please contact :

Boey Taik Boon
PR/Marketing Manager
PurpleTrain.com
DID : (65) 6568 0810
Fax : (65) 6569 7060
Email : pr@purpletrain.com
Website : www.purpletrain.com
www.informaticsgroup.com


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