upGrad, Global.  South Asia’s largest higher ed tech upGrad has further signalled its growth into new markets with the appointment of Rick Canavan who joins the business as director of university partnerships UK & Europe for their study abroad division. Rick’s role will be to lead the development of upGrad’s network of university partners to provide the platform’s job-focused students with a range of opportunities for study and work overseas, building their academic experience and job-relevant skills. Rick comes to upGrad from a senior role at Manchester Met having previously held academic and leadership roles at Nottingham Trent and the University of Hull. Rick said of his new role: “It really is impossible to state what an interesting time it is to be working in the higher education space in India, and what an incredible time it is to be joining upGrad who have brought about transformational change in recent years and will continue to do so.”