Verto Education raises $6.3m in funding
US platform Verto Education, set up by study abroad entrepreneur Mitch Gordon, raised US$6.3m in seed round of funding late last year as it seeks to expand its pre-undergrad travel concept.
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Course search platform launches with Trees for Degrees project
Global university search platform Studee has launched, with the aim of becoming the world’s number one choice for students while also addressing the sector’s environmental impact.
LSBF re-imagines distance learning through VR
London School of Business and Finance is offering all of its online postgraduate students a new way to gain public speaking skills via virtual reality headsets.
Ireland: European coding network opens campus
Major European coding institution Wild Code School is opening a school in Dublin, Ireland, with plans to expand to other parts of the country at a later date.
Philippines: AIM pushes for more foreign faculty
The Asian Institute of Management in the Philippines has partnered with US-based edtech company Interfolio to attract more foreign academics and teachers.
Aus: transaction fees worry int’l students
Education providers should implement payment plans that limit or remove transaction fees for their international students, according to a new survey by Cohort Go.
China: Meten EdtechX deal to boost ELT training
Education technology company EdtechX Holdings has announced a landmark $535m transaction with Meten Education in China to create Meten EdtechX.
Sqore rebrands as House of Education
International student placement platform Sqore will rebrand as the House of Education to “solidify its positioning with the education industry”.
China: website to help overcome “barriers”
Chinese education-technology platform eduFair has launched a website and app to connect Chinese students and international schools across the globe.
Blockchain impact yet to be realised – QS Reimagine
The full potential of blockchain has yet to be understood, but providers should expect it to significantly disrupt the sector, experts have warned.
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