A new edtech venture from Singapore, Cialfo, has raised US$3m to help it expand into the US. The product allows students to research global HEIs to assist with their application processes.

Embrace Software, a Montreal based company focused on the acquisition and operation of niche software, has acquired Infospeed, a provider of enterprise software solutions for the language school industry.

US EdTech firm 2U has acquired Trilogy Education Services for $750m, whose digital skills training will "complement" 2U's existing portfolio, bosses say.

Online learning platform FutureLearn has announced an investment of £50m (or $65m) from SEEK, a global group of "employment, education and volunteer businesses". SEEK Group will become a joint-owner of FutureLearn, with a 50% stake.

The language teaching sector is not fully harnessing the power of technology, not yet

Australia’s Redfern Legal Centre has launched a new mobile app for international students to access legal advice in their native language, in what is being touted as an Australian first.

Described as "the world's largest learning community", Polish social learning platform Brainly has grown from 60 million to 150 million unique users per month, and now boasts 15 million users in India.

The eighth Groningen Declaration Network conference in Mexico, will see at least 12 new signatories of its Declaration – including The PIE News.