**May 19th: Amsterdam, Netherlands/Thessaloniki, Greece** The Free Technology Academy **(FTA - http://www.ftacademy.org) and the Association of Greek Users and Friends of Free Software, announced today their partnership, joining the FTA's International Associate Partner Network. The Network aims to expand the availability of professional educational courses and materials, covering the concepts and applications of Free Software and the Open Standards. The FTA consists of an advanced virtual campus, with various course modules, which can be followed entirely on-line. The learning materials are all published under a free license and can be accessed by anyone, but learners enrolled in the FTA will be guided by professional Teaching Staff from one of the participating Universities. The FTA aims to enable IT professionals, students, teachers and decision makers to undertake accredited professional education modules in Free Software studies. One of the FTA objectives is to establish a strong relationship with the free software community and to turn the FTA course materials into an essential reference. The FTA seeks to educate and promote the adoption of Free Technologies, without losing sight of the Free Software community's core purpose of freedom and social transformation.

Read More about the cooperation at: http://bit.ly/jhMose