Association services, namely, promoting the interests of universities, academic institutions, non-profit institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and corporations, by means of providing a strategic alliance and consortium of members in the fields of education and on-line education; promoting the services of others via a global computer network; promoting collaboration within the educational and research institution communities to achieve advances in the field of education, global access to on-line education, and global access to higher education; promoting the exchange of information and resources within the education, research, and business communities to achieve advances in the field of education, global access to on-line education, and global access to higher education; business consultation services in the fields of education, on-line education, and electronic media; promoting the goods and services of others by providing a website featuring links to the educational services of others; advertising services, namely, promoting and marketing the goods and services of others in the fields of education and electronic media; marketing consulting services; providing assistance with business management and planning in the fields of education, on-line education, and electronic media