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Digital Skills Programmes with Universities and Industry
London (UK), February 2022 - Online education company FourthRev has announced the successful close of its Series A fundraise of $8 million. The lead investor is Educapital, Europe's first education technology impact fund, with follow-on funding from Reach Capital, Emerge Education, and Danner Capital, as well as a number of edtech entrepreneurs and executives.
Consultation for 2023 UNESCO Education Report
Madrid (E), November 2021 - The Spanish edtech company ODILO is working in partnership with UNESCO's Global Education Monitoring Report and the Global Online Learning Alliance (GOLA) in an unprecedented collaboration to discuss the future of education and technology's role in it. Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, the three have convened an online interactive discussion on the upcoming 2023 GEM Report looking into knowledge generation and the creation of skills development.
» MOREAnthology and Blackboard to Merge
Boca Raton, FLA (USA) / Reston, VA (USA), September 2021 - Anthology, a leading provider of proven higher education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, and Blackboard, a leading global edtech software and solutions company, have announced a definitive agreement to combine the two companies. The combination will create the most comprehensive and modern edtech ecosystem available on a global scale. The merger is designed to accelerate transformation at education institutions to enhance the learner experience and drive student and institution success.
» MOREICDE Leadership Summit 2022 - Register for Interest
Oslo (NO), September 2021 - The ICDE Leadership Summit 2022, "Leadership for EdTech Oriented Innovation in Education", will take place 20-21 Jan 2022 in Seoul, South Korea, hosted by Korea National Open University (KNOU). The Summit will be in the format of a hybrid event, allowing for both face-to-face and virtual participation.
» MORE40 Millionen CHF für weltweite EdTech Forschung
Zürich, November 2021 – Für das weltweite Bildungswesen war das Jahr 2020 ein gewaltiger Umbruch: 1,5 Milliarden Kinder konnten aufgrund von Lockdowns nicht zur Schule gehen. Gleichzeitig war das Jahr ein Meilenstein für die EdTech-Branche, die mehr als 16 Milliarden Dollar Risikokapital einwerben konnte. 2021 könnte dieser Rekord noch übertroffen werden. Dies gilt als vielversprechendes Signal für anhaltende Investitionen in Bildungstechnologien rund um den Globus.
» MEHReLearning Africa Virtual Exchange for Cybersecurity and EdTech Solutions
Berlin (GER), August 2021 - The eLearning Africa Virtual Exchanges offer an opportunity to network and engage with representatives from the eLearning Africa Network and Community of high-level planners, decision makers, and practitioners from education, business, and government, the three key areas driving ICT-supported learning, training adoption, and innovation. It is announced for 26-28 October 2021.
» MORE100 EdTech Institutions Have Signed the Standards-First Pledge
Lake Mary, FL (USA), July 2021 - IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS Global/IMS), a world-leading non-profit collaborative advancing edtech and learning impact, has announced over 100 signatories of the recently published Standards First pledge to support collaboration and transparency that ensures standards-based interoperability is the first choice in edtech. Standards First ensures all stakeholders are investing together for better user experiences at lower integration costs.
» MOREOpen LMS Launches Latest Edition of E-Learn Magazine
Indianapolis, IN (USA), July 2021 - Learner engagement and video are the big themes of Open LMS's latest edition of E-Learn Magazine, the thought leadership initiative that offers insights, from-the-field success stories, and best practices from educators and industry experts globally.
» MOREUdacity Strengthens Executive Team with Two Key Hires
Mountain View, CA (USA), June 2021 - Udacity, an online learning and talent transformation platform powering the careers of the future, has announced the additions of York Poon as Chief Product Officer and Aparna Vemuri as Chief of Staff to its executive team.
» MOREOne-Year Anniversary of Lectera.com
Dubai (ARE) / Miami, FL (USA) / Moscow (RUS), June 2021 - Since its launch in June 2020, the online learning platform Lectera.com has shown some great results: apart from the company's impressive growth rate, it has undergone noticeable qualitative change, while receiving multiple international awards along the way.
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