Ernst & Young returns to ICAEW

Ernst & Young will support the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) qualifications again, having abandoned it at the turn of the century, reports Computing.co.uk.

The chief executive at ICAEW, Michael Izza, announced at a council meeting that Ernst & Young will be taking the institutes students. Ernst & Young currently supports Scottish qualification ICAS and has no plans to stop using them.

Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and RBS, after "teething problems", will all be taking ICAEW students next year. Izza also revealed the institute would not achieve the target of 1 000 international students this year, but should break that number in early 2010.

University of Malta Rector Professor Juanito Camilleri unveiled an e-learning BSc (Hons) Health Science course programme, states Independent.com.

The academic top-up degree for qualified healthcare professionals is being offered by the Institute of Health Care and will replace previous diploma-to-degree programmes that various divisions at the Institute have been offering.

The programme was devised and designed by the Nursing Division, with the other divisions contributing to the further development of the course.

Mickey Mouse and scores of other Disney characters are going online as interactive digital books, says TheStar.

Walt Disney recently unveiled a Web site featuring a digital library of more than 500 full-colour illustrated storybooks for young readers.

Disney, in a statement, described its digital book venture as “a new, cutting-edge way for children to experience the joy of reading in a robust and safe interactive environment.”