The first of seven executive certificates - which combined will provide candidates with an ESSEC Executive Master in Digital Transformation - will be launched in Spring 2019.

Languages app busuu has released courses featuring content from The New York Times and The Economist to enable learners to improve their English through real-world news and cultural topics.

FutureLearn has announced a deal with Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore to host a public health course on "The Monday Campaigns".

Australian-based edtech company Cohort Go has announced it is increased its reach in Latin America and the US and setting up new operations in South Korea and Nepal.

FutureLearn, the online delivery subsidiary of The Open University, has expanded both its global reach and its partnership network by launching a course on the Google Digital Garage.

StudyPortals, the Dutch start-up modelling itself as a global student marketplace, has announced a new investment from David Vismans of Booking.com.

Japan has announced plans to use robots in classrooms as part of a multipronged approach to improve English proficiency and take advantage of an expected increase in tourism.

The Common App, an online application system to more than 800 institutions worldwide, has announced the launch of a platform integrating third-party college counselling software providers.