With support from the Higher Education Enhancement Project Fund (HEEPF), the Faculty of Science at Helwan University (Egypt) has constructed a number of online courses in support of the graduate diploma in computer sciences programme. All courses in the diploma have a web presence, and the course offerings are now moving towards a much more interactive mode of learning, utilising online testing systems and collaborative learning, and incorporating elements of active learning. Starting from web-based learning, the site is preparing for the advent of ‘distance education’ by creating a multimedia CD for each course in the diploma programme.
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