Edtech

Despite a funding crunch, the Indian edtech sector managed to raise $278 million in the first nine months of 2024, reflecting a modest 3% increase from the $269 million raised during the same period in 2023.

In a move that could benefit thousands of students in India, career platform Internshala has signed an MoU with the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology to facilitate internships and employment opportunities. 

INTO University Partnerships has developed a new AI-powered admissions service for international student recruitment, reducing application processing time from weeks to hours.

Technologies developed by Indian edtech companies that enhance learning, and personalise education in the country were lauded by UK stakeholders at an event celebrating collaboration between the two nations.

School counsellors heard from international student ambassadors about their journeys after graduating from high school during visits to prominent universities around the UK.

Edtech leaders cited demographic pressures on access to HE as evidence that online has to play a critical role in future skills training.

The Australia-based HEX edtech company HEX has expanded its reach to Vietnam, providing 100 scholarships to students of its online programs in the country.

The edtech online learning platform has made the decision has raised $35 million in debt capital from b2b ecommerce platform EvolutionX.

Representatives from the global edtech sector gathered in London this week for the annual EdTechX Awards.

Madrid-based fintech platform Bcas is celebrating a €17 million funding round, among other significant milestones.

The University of Roehampton and FutureLearn have announced a new strategic partnership for the delivery of online degrees.

Postgraduate business and MBA students are changing their preferences for further education with AI content leading an increased demand for technology topics.

Keeping pace with real-world developments in AI could be the biggest threat to universities, who have been warned against taking a "conservative" approach to the technology.

Europe’s competitiveness in innovation and the practical application of scientific research is “lagging behind” the rest of the world, policymakers told delegates of THE's Europe Universities summit in April 2024.

The UK government's approach to foreign interference at universities has been "genuinely helpful" to mitigate security risks, UUK has said, but acknowledges gaps need to be strengthened.