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2026
KAIST sets out vision for new College of AI with four departments and 300 students
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) held a vision declaration ceremony for its newly established College of AI on June 1, 2026 at its main…
2025
University of Southampton opens Delhi campus in Gurugram under India's UGC rules
The University of Southampton announced the formal opening of its Delhi campus in Gurugram, Haryana, on July 16, 2025. India's education minister took part in the…
PhysicsWallah partners with Telangana to offer free exam prep to state students
PhysicsWallah, an Indian education company, announced a partnership with the Department of Education of the state of Telangana on June 17, 2025. Under the agreement the…
2024
Eruditus secures $150 million Series F led by TPG's The Rise Fund
Eruditus, the Mumbai-based provider of professional and executive education programs, announced on October 18, 2024 that it had raised $150 million in a Series F…
Institute of Science Tokyo launches after merger of Tokyo Tech and TMDU
The Institute of Science Tokyo, known as Science Tokyo, was established on October 1, 2024 through the merger of Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Tokyo…
EdUHK entrepreneurship fund backs five teams and adds Cyberport as partner
The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) held the final pitching event for the 2023/24 round of its Education+ and Social Entrepreneurs Fund, known as the EASE…
India launches SWAYAM Plus platform for industry-linked online courses
India's Ministry of Education launched SWAYAM Plus, an extension of the national online course platform SWAYAM, on February 27, 2024. The platform was unveiled in New…
2023
IIT Madras to open first overseas IIT campus in Zanzibar after India-Tanzania accord
India's Ministry of Education, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and Zanzibar's Ministry of Education and Vocational Training signed a memorandum…
Leverage Edu raises $40 million Series C led by testing organization ETS
Leverage Edu, an Indian platform that helps students apply to universities abroad, raised $40 million in a Series C round, Inc42 reported on July 3, 2023. The round was…
LEAD completes acquisition of Pearson's K-12 learning business in India
LEAD, an Indian school edtech company, said on March 15, 2023 that it had completed its purchase of the local K-12 learning business of Pearson India. The agreement was…
2022
Reliance Foundation and partners launch EdTech Accelerator for foundational learning
Reliance Foundation, UBS Optimus Foundation, British Asian Trust, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Central Square Foundation announced…
Vedantu takes majority stake in test prep provider Deeksha for $40 million
Vedantu, an Indian online tutoring company for school students, acquired a majority stake in Deeksha, a test preparation provider, for $40 million. The deal was…
HKUST (Guangzhou) opens in Nansha with 15 postgraduate programs
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), known as HKUST(GZ), opened on September 1, 2022 in the Nansha district of Guangzhou. The opening…
Bangladesh's Shikho raises $4 million seed round led by Wavemaker Partners
Shikho, an education technology startup based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, raised $4 million in a new seed round reported on March 29, 2022. The round was led by the venture…
2021
National Taiwan University opens Graduate School of Advanced Technology
National Taiwan University (NTU) held the opening ceremony for its Graduate School of Advanced Technology on December 24, 2021. The event was attended by Taiwan's…
Adda247 acquires civil service test prep platform StudyIQ for $20 million
Adda247, an Indian test preparation platform focused on government job examinations, acquired the civil service exam preparation provider StudyIQ in a deal reported on…
Benesse sets up 5 billion yen Digital Innovation Fund for education and care startups
Benesse Holdings, the Japanese education and nursing care group, established the Benesse Digital Innovation Fund on November 5, 2021 with an investment allocation of 5…
Riiid secures $175 million from SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Riiid, a Seoul-based company that builds artificial intelligence software for education, announced on May 25, 2021 that it had raised $175 million in new funding. The…
2020
India's Cabinet approves National Education Policy 2020, replacing 1986 framework
India's Union Cabinet approved the National Education Policy 2020 on July 29, 2020, according to a government release issued through the Press Information Bureau. The…
Zuoyebang raises $750 million in Series E round led by Tiger Global and FountainVest
Zuoyebang, a Beijing-based online learning company serving school-age students, announced on June 29, 2020 that it had raised $750 million in a Series E financing…
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