At the beginning of the 20th issue of 'e-mentor' I would like to present you a confrontation of requirements of academic environment and the Ministry Science and Higher Education on legal regulations of e-learning development in Poland. After public consultations on the new project of the bill on e-learning, which lasted over a year, the results of the Ministry's works still do not come up to expectations of academics. The Academic Association of E-learning has expressed its opinion on the April draft of the bill. I encourage you to read the opinion and also to go back to the AAE project of the bill which was published in 'e-mentor' No 1 (18) / 2007.

Abovementioned issues are partly included in a feuilleton of Robert Gajewski - Quo vadis e-learning? and Rhonda Urban's article - both published in the issue. The Urban's article characterizes the system of learning in the University of Phoenix and is a response to an article on the organization of didactic processes at UoP which was published in "The New York Times" in February 2007. Although Urban did not manage to repel all accusations for UoP, it is worth to remember undisputable assets of the university, i.e. size of the didactic offer and its accessibility which is a result of implemented methods and forms of learning. Those facts, and also many other exemplary e-learning activities of top-notch universities - coming mainly from Anglo-Saxon countries, can be a source of inspiration and, what's important, can also act as a valuable tip for legislators who deal with development of e-learning in academic environment.

I also recommend an interview with prof. Piotr Płoszajski who discusses new trends in management and expectations towards economic education which result from those trends. The paper of Marcin Żmigrodzki who presents the problem of transfer of information and decisions in a company is also very interesting. Another, worth attention in the theme of management, is a paper of Remigiusz Orzechowski about effective IT usage in a company.

I wish you an interesting lecture of our last issue before holidays and a great summer which will give you enthusiasm and strength for a new academic year.

Marcin Dąbrowski
Chief editor