- Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, said it reached an impressive 46,868 new-user registrations since January 2011 with over six percent from the Gulf region for its Energy University, a vendor-neutral, educational community that provides the fundamentals needed to implement successful energy-efficient solutions scaling various applications.
This year, Saudi Arabia and the UAE take the lead in the GCC region with 784 and 624 new members, adding to the total of 75,191 users worldwide.
To better serve industries interested in sustainable IT solutions, the university has incorporated an advanced learning management system (LMS) that allows the personalization of content and knowledge reuse, besides consolidating training initiatives on a scalable web-based platform.
The courses are designed to provide anyone involved in the decision-making, management, planning, design, or construction of a space impacted by energy with a level of expertise to address efficiency issues and apply safe, reliable and cost-effective measures.
Having added seven new courses within this year in multiple languages, the Energy University seems to be a growing topic of interest with maximum registrations from China, India, Korea and the Middle East.
Tushar Choudhury, marketing communication manager, Schneider Electric, said: “With more than 9,319 users in August 2011 alone accessing Energy University, companies have shown their confidence in our ability to provide commercial-free knowledge on sustainable energy-efficient solutions that are good for the environment and benefit their bottom line.”
Choudhury added: “Schneider Electric’s Energy University endeavors to enable a better understanding of the opportunities to help industries and consumers make the best of their limited resources. Through the new LMS, we hope to further reduce complexity, present new features and provide users with easy navigation through practical education on all aspects of energy management.”