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May 6, 2003

World Wide Learn Announces World Wide Learn Top Five
Quarterly Ranking Reveals Top Five Subject Areas Requested by World's E-Learners, Provides E-Learning Benchmark for Growing Market Segment

CALGARY, AB -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/06/2003 -- World Wide Learn, provider of the world's largest directory of e-learning courses and online education resources, today announced the World Wide Learn Top Five. This quarterly ranking identifies the five subject areas that are most requested by e-learners on the WorldWideLearn.com directory, and provides a snapshot of emerging trends in the e-learning industry. For the first quarter of 2003, the World Wide Learn Top Five include Education Degrees, Language Courses, Medical Degrees, Psychology Degrees and Vocational Training.

"When e-learning arrived on the scene, critics argued that this delivery method would be limited in scope," said Angela Lovett, CEO and founder of World Wide Learn. "With bandwidth issues becoming increasingly overcome, it's clear from the World Wide Learn Top Five that students are taking e-learning very seriously, and are interested in finding out more about how to pursue higher education opportunities in an online environment. World Wide Learn is now established as the most popular destination for learners looking for online training, providing a valuable service for students who want to design their own learning experience, and for today's universities and training organizations who are looking for ways to enhance their revenues."

This quarter's World Wide Learn Top Five is based on an analysis of nearly half a million users from around the world who viewed more than 1.5 million online pages. Visitors searching for online courses on WorldWideLearn.com during this time period represented every continent, with the largest audiences surfing in from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, India, Australia, and Germany.

WorldWideLearn.com provides information about Education Degrees from 36 universities, information about Medical Degrees from 38 universities and information about Psychology Degrees from 12 universities. The site also features Language Courses from 66 providers and Vocational Training opportunities from 43 providers. World Wide Learn regularly adds new courses and partners to the WorldWideLearn.com directory.

About World Wide Learn
Founded in 1998, and based in Calgary, Canada, World Wide Learn offers the world's largest independent directory of educational services, featuring informative resources as well as hundreds of e-learning courses in 188 subject categories. WorldWideLearn.com enables its users to quickly and easily locate effective e-learning courseware. The directory highlights free courses and tutorials, computer training, corporate training, post-secondary education, professional development, personal development, and continuing education. Some of World Wide Learn's leading university partners include Baker College, Capella University, Kaplan University, University of Phoenix and Walden University.

More information about World Wide Learn can be found on the company's website at www.WorldWideLearn.com.