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Simon Nelson appointed Group Digital Director for Nord Anglia Education ANI | Updated: Jan 19, 2021 19:24 IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): Nord Anglia Education, the world s leading premium international school s organisation, today announced that Simon Nelson has been appointed as Group Digital Director.
Oakridge International Schools spread across 4 cities (Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam and Mohali) in India are part of the Nord Anglia Education family. In his new role, Simon will set up and lead Nord Anglia s Education Technology (EdTech) division.
Prior to joining Nord Anglia, Simon was CEO of FutureLearn, one of Europe s fastest-growing EdTech start-ups and a world-leading online education learning platform launched by the Open University. Under Simon s leadership since 2012, FutureLearn attracted over 15 million students worldwide to online courses developed in partnership with the world s top universi
Why The Haitian Revolution Inspired So Many Rebellions Spencer Platt/Getty Images
By Marina Manoukian/Dec. 10, 2020 2:44 pm EDT/Updated: March 1, 2021 9:36 am EDT
The Haitian Revolution not only led to Haiti s independence, but it set off a ripple effect of uprisings by enslaved people across the Caribbean and South America. Although not all of the revolts that it inspired were successful, each and every uprising chipped away at the sovereignty of colonial empires.
The Haitian Revolution was in turn inspired by the French Revolution of 1789, which set the standard for the ideals of liberty and freedom that nations had the right to aspire towards. Since the colonies were built on a foundation of bondage, inequality, and prejudice, the hypocrisy of the French was promptly challenged. While earlier rebellions merely sought to withdraw from colonial society, the Haitian Revolution sought to completely overthrow the system.