Edtech

As students strive to improve their chances at prominent universities through essays and SOPs, education consultancies are stepping up to help with the process.

Flywire has announced a new partnership with GradGuard, providing enhanced tuition protection to students attending institutions in the US.

A new digital tool aimed at helping students search for their perfect-fit university course has been launched by the online platform Edvoy.

Vietnam International Bank (VIB) has partnered with Flywire payment platform, enabling Vietnamese students to pay international tuition fees in their local currency to institutions around the globe.

A slew of European and US universities are boldly stepping into the realm of virtual reality, partnering with Meta to test its latest VR technology as part of their educational offerings.

A partnership between Australian and Canadian universities is using virtual reality to break down barriers for Indigenous students seeking study abroad opportunities.

Mozaik Play, the global education marketplace dedicated to the creative industries, has announced the launch of its new community platform, set to connect creatives, educational institutions and industry professionals.

While at the CanvasCon conference in Barcelona, we spent five minutes with Ryan Lufkin, vice president of global academic strategy at Instructure.

Cambridge-based Obrizum, which specialises in artificial intelligence and analytics, has signed a partnership with edtech platform Anthology to help students and educators using the Blackboard learning management system.

Co-founder and managing director of upGrad, Mayank Kumar has resigned from his executive role amid the company’s final stages of the funding round. 

Failing to use AI in the classroom is a “disservice” to students, said EdTech experts at a conference about the future of online learning.

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.