https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/ Sourced education news summaries on universities, edtech and skills from the World Assessment Council. en-us Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:07:40 +0000 https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/edorer-joins-eduspaze-accelerator-and-gains-backing-from-expert-dojo/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/edorer-joins-eduspaze-accelerator-and-gains-backing-from-expert-dojo/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:07:40 +0000 Funding United States Edorer, a US-based education technology company, was named on February 22, 2022 as one of nine startups in the fourth cohort of EduSpaze, the Singapore edtech accelerator. Edorer states on its website that it has raised funding from Spaze Ventures, the Singapore seed capital firm that manages… (Event date: February 22, 2022) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/carnegie-mellon-announces-3-billion-gift-and-new-miami-campus/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/carnegie-mellon-announces-3-billion-gift-and-new-miami-campus/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities United States Carnegie Mellon University announced on September 30, 2026 a $3 billion gift from Ken Griffin, founder and chief executive of the investment firm Citadel. The gift supports the university's Pittsburgh campus and funds a new campus, Carnegie Mellon University Miami. The university described it as… (Event date: September 30, 2026) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/wise-opens-applications-for-its-2026-2027-edtech-accelerator-cohort/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/wise-opens-applications-for-its-2026-2027-edtech-accelerator-cohort/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Investors & Incubators Middle East & North Africa The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), an initiative of Qatar Foundation, has opened applications for the 2026-2027 cohort of its EdTech Accelerator, Qatar News Agency reported on September 28, 2026. Applications close on October 31, 2026, and the program is due to begin in January 2027. (Event date: September 28, 2026) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/egypts-3c-coding-school-raises-3-million-seed-for-saudi-expansion/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/egypts-3c-coding-school-raises-3-million-seed-for-saudi-expansion/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding Middle East & North Africa 3C Coding School, an Egyptian education technology company that teaches programming and technology skills to children and young people, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round, according to a report dated September 2, 2026. The round was led by MRG Economic Group. (Event date: September 2, 2026) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/reach-capital-closes-265-million-fifth-fund-for-ai-in-learning/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/reach-capital-closes-265-million-fifth-fund-for-ai-in-learning/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Investors & Incubators United States Reach Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm, announced on August 24, 2026 that it had closed its fifth fund, Reach V, at $265 million. The fund will invest in early-stage companies that apply artificial intelligence in three areas: learning, health and work. (Event date: August 24, 2026) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/imarticus-learning-acquires-singapores-bells-institute/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/imarticus-learning-acquires-singapores-bells-institute/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mergers & Acquisitions South East Asia India's Imarticus Learning announced on July 31, 2026, that it had acquired BELLS Institute of Higher Learning, a Singapore-based professional training provider, in a deal reported at about ₹800 crore. It is the first acquisition the company has made outside India. (Event date: July 31, 2026) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/edvisorly-raises-13-3-million-series-a-for-ai-college-transfer/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/edvisorly-raises-13-3-million-series-a-for-ai-college-transfer/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding United States EdVisorly, a Los Angeles startup that applies artificial intelligence to college transfer and admissions paperwork, has raised a $13.3 million Series A round, Crunchbase News reported on July 8, 2026. Breachway Capital led the financing. (Event date: July 8, 2026) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/kaist-sets-out-vision-for-new-college-of-ai-with-four-departments-and/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/kaist-sets-out-vision-for-new-college-of-ai-with-four-departments-and/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Asia 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 campus in Daejeon, The Korea Times reported. The college treats artificial intelligence as a foundation for generating new knowledge… (Event date: June 1, 2026) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/egypts-ischool-acquires-software-firm-rubikal-to-build-ai-tools/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/egypts-ischool-acquires-software-firm-rubikal-to-build-ai-tools/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mergers & Acquisitions Middle East & North Africa Egyptian education technology company iSchool has acquired Rubikal, a software engineering firm also based in Egypt, according to a report dated April 22, 2026. The value of the deal was not disclosed. (Event date: April 22, 2026) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/university-of-new-haven-gains-us-accreditor-approval-for-riyadh-campus/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/university-of-new-haven-gains-us-accreditor-approval-for-riyadh-campus/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Middle East & North Africa The University of New Haven said on April 7, 2026, that the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) had approved its plan to establish an international branch campus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The decision means the Riyadh campus will operate under the same accreditation that covers the… (Event date: April 7, 2026) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/cambridge-to-establish-rokos-school-of-government-with-190-million/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/cambridge-to-establish-rokos-school-of-government-with-190-million/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Europe The University of Cambridge announced on March 31, 2026, that it plans to establish the Rokos School of Government, backed by a commitment of £190 million from investor Chris Rokos. The university said it believed this to be the largest single donation to a British university in modern times. (Event date: March 31, 2026) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/all-20-malaysian-public-universities-enable-gemini-for-education/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/all-20-malaysian-public-universities-enable-gemini-for-education/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Companies & Partnerships South East Asia Google announced on March 9, 2026, that all 20 of Malaysia's public universities had enabled Gemini for Education, in a rollout carried out with the country's Ministry of Higher Education. The deployment covers roughly 600,000 students and 75,000 faculty members. (Event date: March 9, 2026) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/preply-raises-150-million-series-d-at-1-2-billion-valuation/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/preply-raises-150-million-series-d-at-1-2-billion-valuation/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding Europe Preply, an online language-tutoring marketplace started by Ukrainian founders and headquartered in the United States, announced on January 21, 2026 that it had raised $150 million in a Series D funding round. The financing values the company at $1.2 billion. (Event date: January 21, 2026) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/sutd-to-build-design-ai-training-into-all-first-year-courses-from-2026/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/sutd-to-build-design-ai-training-into-all-first-year-courses-from-2026/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities South East Asia The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) announced on January 6, 2026 that all first-year students will receive structured training in design AI from Academic Year 2026. In its media release, the university described itself as the first in the world to incorporate design AI across… (Event date: January 6, 2026) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/coursera-and-udemy-agree-to-combine-in-all-stock-merger/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/coursera-and-udemy-agree-to-combine-in-all-stock-merger/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mergers & Acquisitions United States Coursera and Udemy, two US-listed online learning companies, announced on December 17, 2025 that they had signed a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction. Based on closing share prices the previous day, the deal implied a combined equity value of about $2.5 billion. (Event date: December 17, 2025) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/cisco-and-kaust-launch-ai-institute-on-saudi-university-campus/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/cisco-and-kaust-launch-ai-institute-on-saudi-university-campus/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Middle East & North Africa Cisco and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) announced the launch of the Cisco AI Institute at KAUST on October 29, 2025, at an event in Riyadh. The institute will be based on the university's campus in Saudi Arabia and is intended to support artificial intelligence… (Event date: October 29, 2025) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/princeton-to-require-sat-or-act-scores-again-from-2027-28-cycle/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/princeton-to-require-sat-or-act-scores-again-from-2027-28-cycle/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities United States Princeton University's Office of Admission announced on October 9, 2025 that it will once more require SAT or ACT scores from undergraduate applicants. The requirement takes effect with the 2027-28 admission cycle and covers first-year and transfer applicants who seek to enroll in fall 2028. (Event date: October 9, 2025) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/supercharger-ventures-names-19-startups-to-fifth-edtech-accelerator/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/supercharger-ventures-names-19-startups-to-fifth-edtech-accelerator/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Investors & Incubators Europe Malta-based SuperCharger Ventures announced on September 29, 2025, the fifth cohort of its education technology accelerator, made up of 19 startups from 11 countries. It is the largest group the program has admitted and, for the first time, includes three companies from Malta. (Event date: September 29, 2025) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/workday-agrees-to-acquire-swedish-ai-learning-company-sana/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/workday-agrees-to-acquire-swedish-ai-learning-company-sana/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mergers & Acquisitions Europe Workday announced on September 16, 2025 that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sana, a Stockholm-based artificial intelligence company, for approximately $1.1 billion. (Event date: September 16, 2025) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/sheraa-shortlists-12-education-startups-for-access-sharjah-challenge/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/sheraa-shortlists-12-education-startups-for-access-sharjah-challenge/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Investors & Incubators Middle East & North Africa The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center, known as Sheraa, has shortlisted 12 startups for the 2025 edition of its Access Sharjah Challenge, which focuses on education, according to a report published on September 1, 2025. The seventh edition of the challenge attracted more than 4,600 applications from… (Event date: September 1, 2025) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/nus-commits-s150-million-to-a-venture-capital-program-for-deep-tech/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/nus-commits-s150-million-to-a-venture-capital-program-for-deep-tech/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Investors & Incubators South East Asia The National University of Singapore (NUS) announced on July 22, 2025 that it is committing S$150 million, about US$116 million, to a new Venture Capital Programme run through NUS Enterprise, its entrepreneurial arm. The program targets early-stage deep tech startups in the university's ecosystem. (Event date: July 22, 2025) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/university-of-southampton-opens-delhi-campus-in-gurugram-under-india/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/university-of-southampton-opens-delhi-campus-in-gurugram-under-india/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Asia 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 opening ceremony, and the announcement also carried statements from a UK trade minister and the British High Commissioner. The… (Event date: July 16, 2025) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/galaxy-education-raises-nearly-10-million-from-east-ventures/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/galaxy-education-raises-nearly-10-million-from-east-ventures/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding South East Asia Vietnamese education technology company Galaxy Education announced on June 25, 2025, that it had raised nearly US$10 million from East Ventures and other investors. (Event date: June 25, 2025) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/physicswallah-partners-with-telangana-to-offer-free-exam-prep-to/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/physicswallah-partners-with-telangana-to-offer-free-exam-prep-to/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Companies & Partnerships Asia 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 company will supply its learning products free of charge to state board students in Telangana's schools and intermediate colleges. (Event date: June 17, 2025) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/vinuniversity-sets-out-second-phase-plan-to-recruit-500-scholars/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/vinuniversity-sets-out-second-phase-plan-to-recruit-500-scholars/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities South East Asia VinUniversity announced the second phase of its development strategy in Hanoi on June 9, 2025, including a program named VinUni 500 to recruit 500 scholars from around the world. Vingroup has pledged up to USD 372 million for this phase, and the university said its goal is to join the world's top… (Event date: June 9, 2025) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/seesaw-acquires-jordans-little-thinking-minds-for-arabic-literacy/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/seesaw-acquires-jordans-little-thinking-minds-for-arabic-literacy/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mergers & Acquisitions Middle East & North Africa US learning platform Seesaw has acquired Little Thinking Minds, a Jordan-based developer of Arabic literacy products for schools, in a deal reported on April 15, 2025. The financial terms were not disclosed. (Event date: April 15, 2025) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/singapores-manifest-global-acquires-bridgeu-from-kaplan/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/singapores-manifest-global-acquires-bridgeu-from-kaplan/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mergers & Acquisitions South East Asia Manifest Global, a Singapore-headquartered education group whose brands include the student guidance platform Cialfo, announced on April 7, 2025, that it had acquired 100 percent of BridgeU from Kaplan. Financial terms were not disclosed. (Event date: April 7, 2025) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/ie-university-partners-with-openai-to-roll-out-chatgpt-edu/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/ie-university-partners-with-openai-to-roll-out-chatgpt-edu/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Europe IE University, which has a campus in Madrid, Spain, announced on February 18, 2025, an initiative with OpenAI to deploy AI tools across its academic ecosystem. Under the arrangement, ChatGPT Edu, a version of the chatbot built for educational institutions, is being made available to students… (Event date: February 18, 2025) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/magicschool-raises-45-million-series-b-for-ai-tools-for-teachers/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/magicschool-raises-45-million-series-b-for-ai-tools-for-teachers/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding United States MagicSchool, a Denver company that builds generative AI tools for teachers and students, announced a $45 million Series B round on February 11, 2025. Valor Equity Partners led the investment. (Event date: February 11, 2025) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/pearson-and-microsoft-announce-multiyear-ai-skills-partnership/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/pearson-and-microsoft-announce-multiyear-ai-skills-partnership/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Companies & Partnerships Europe Pearson, the London-listed learning company, and Microsoft announced a multiyear partnership on January 14, 2025 focused on AI-related skills and learning. Financial terms were not disclosed. (Event date: January 14, 2025) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/auc-names-business-school-for-onsi-sawiris-after-30-million-gift/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/auc-names-business-school-for-onsi-sawiris-after-30-million-gift/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Middle East & North Africa The American University in Cairo (AUC) announced on December 2, 2024, that its School of Business would be named the Onsi Sawiris School of Business following a gift with an estimated combined value of more than $30 million. The university described the donation as the largest philanthropic gift… (Event date: December 2, 2024) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/chulalongkorn-university-and-google-cloud-unveil-chulagenie-ai/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/chulalongkorn-university-and-google-cloud-unveil-chulagenie-ai/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities South East Asia Chulalongkorn University in Thailand unveiled ChulaGENIE, a generative AI platform built with Google Cloud, in an announcement made in Bangkok on November 28, 2024. The university said more than 50,000 staff, faculty members and students would receive free access. (Event date: November 28, 2024) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/imperial-college-london-opens-san-francisco-hub-imperial-global-usa/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/imperial-college-london-opens-san-francisco-hub-imperial-global-usa/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Europe Imperial College London announced on October 30, 2024, the launch of Imperial Global USA, a hub in San Francisco that it said makes it the first UK university with a permanent science and technology base in the United States. The university set a goal of creating 100 new US-UK science and… (Event date: October 30, 2024) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/eruditus-secures-150-million-series-f-led-by-tpgs-the-rise-fund/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/eruditus-secures-150-million-series-f-led-by-tpgs-the-rise-fund/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding Asia 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 funding round. The round was led by The Rise Fund, the impact investing platform of TPG. (Event date: October 18, 2024) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/institute-of-science-tokyo-launches-after-merger-of-tokyo-tech-and/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/institute-of-science-tokyo-launches-after-merger-of-tokyo-tech-and/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Asia 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 Medical and Dental University (TMDU), the new national university corporation announced on the same day. (Event date: October 1, 2024) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/bain-capital-agrees-to-acquire-powerschool-in-5-6-billion-transaction/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/bain-capital-agrees-to-acquire-powerschool-in-5-6-billion-transaction/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mergers & Acquisitions United States PowerSchool Holdings, a Folsom, California provider of cloud software for K-12 schools, announced on June 7, 2024 that it had agreed to be acquired by the private equity firm Bain Capital. The transaction valued the company at $5.6 billion on an enterprise basis. (Event date: June 7, 2024) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/edventures-selects-12-startups-for-mastercard-edtech-fellowship/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/edventures-selects-12-startups-for-mastercard-edtech-fellowship/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Investors & Incubators Middle East & North Africa EdVentures, the investment arm of Egypt's Nahdet Misr Group, announced in a statement dated June 6, 2024, the 12 startups chosen for the first Egyptian cohort of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship. The companies were selected from more than 200 applicants in a process that began in April… (Event date: June 6, 2024) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/alef-education-raises-aed-1-89-billion-in-abu-dhabi-ipo/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/alef-education-raises-aed-1-89-billion-in-abu-dhabi-ipo/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding Middle East & North Africa Alef Education, an Abu Dhabi-based education technology provider, completed the bookbuilding for its initial public offering on June 6, 2024, raising AED 1.89 billion, or about $514 million. The final offer price was set at AED 1.35 per share ahead of a listing on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. (Event date: June 6, 2024) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/techstars-relaunches-workforce-development-accelerator-12-startups/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/techstars-relaunches-workforce-development-accelerator-12-startups/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Investors & Incubators United States Techstars announced on June 3, 2024 the relaunch of its Workforce Development Accelerator and named the 12 startups selected for the 2024 class. The three-month program, announced from Denver, began on June 10 and is run in partnership with Strada Education Foundation and World Education Services. (Event date: June 3, 2024) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/zen-educate-raises-37-million-series-b-for-school-staffing-platform/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/zen-educate-raises-37-million-series-b-for-school-staffing-platform/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding Europe Zen Educate, a London-based online marketplace that matches schools with teaching staff, has raised $37 million in a Series B funding round. The financing was reported on May 21, 2024 and was led by Round2 Capital. (Event date: May 21, 2024) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/universiti-teknologi-malaysia-launches-malaysias-first-ai-faculty/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/universiti-teknologi-malaysia-launches-malaysias-first-ai-faculty/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities South East Asia Malaysia's first Faculty of Artificial Intelligence was launched at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) on May 10, 2024. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim officiated at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur, where the Malaysia AI Consortium and an AI Talent Roadmap for Malaysia 2024-2030 were launched at… (Event date: May 10, 2024) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/eduhk-entrepreneurship-fund-backs-five-teams-and-adds-cyberport-as/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/eduhk-entrepreneurship-fund-backs-five-teams-and-adds-cyberport-as/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Investors & Incubators Asia 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 Fund, on March 18, 2024. Five startup teams made up of students, staff and alumni were selected as winners. The round was the first… (Event date: March 18, 2024) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/singapore-details-skillsfuture-level-up-programme-for-mid-career/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/singapore-details-skillsfuture-level-up-programme-for-mid-career/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Policy & Public Programmes South East Asia Singapore's Ministry of Education and SkillsFuture Singapore on March 4, 2024, set out the details of the SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme, a package of training support for citizens aged 40 and above. Its first measure, a credit top-up of S$4,000, was scheduled to start on May 1, 2024. (Event date: March 4, 2024) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/india-launches-swayam-plus-platform-for-industry-linked-online-courses/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/india-launches-swayam-plus-platform-for-industry-linked-online-courses/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Policy & Public Programmes Asia 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 Delhi by the Union Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. (Event date: February 27, 2024) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/arizona-state-university-announces-collaboration-with-openai/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/arizona-state-university-announces-collaboration-with-openai/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities United States Arizona State University announced on January 18, 2024 that it had entered a collaboration with OpenAI, the company that develops ChatGPT, to bring ChatGPT Enterprise into the university. ASU said it was the first higher education institution to collaborate with OpenAI. (Event date: January 18, 2024) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/kuwaits-baims-acquires-egyptian-tutoring-startup-orcas/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/kuwaits-baims-acquires-egyptian-tutoring-startup-orcas/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mergers & Acquisitions Middle East & North Africa Kuwait-based education technology company Baims has acquired Egyptian tutoring startup Orcas, in a deal reported on January 8, 2024. Baims took full ownership of Orcas, and the value of the transaction was not disclosed. (Event date: January 8, 2024) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/eth-zurich-plans-heilbronn-teaching-and-research-center/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/eth-zurich-plans-heilbronn-teaching-and-research-center/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Europe ETH Zurich and the Dieter Schwarz Foundation signed a letter of intent on December 8, 2023, to create a teaching and research center for responsible digital transformation. Funded by donations from the German nonprofit foundation, around 20 new professorships are to be established over the next 30… (Event date: December 8, 2023) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/johns-hopkins-to-create-data-science-and-ai-institute/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/johns-hopkins-to-create-data-science-and-ai-institute/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities United States Johns Hopkins University announced on August 3, 2023 that it would create a new institute for data science and artificial intelligence, led by its Whiting School of Engineering and serving all of the university's divisions. The plan includes a large round of faculty hiring and a new building on… (Event date: August 3, 2023) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/vietnams-vuihoc-raises-6-million-series-a-led-by-tnb-aura/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/vietnams-vuihoc-raises-6-million-series-a-led-by-tnb-aura/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding South East Asia Vuihoc, an online learning platform for school students in Vietnam, announced on July 31, 2023, that it had raised US$6 million in a Series A round led by the Singapore venture capital firm TNB Aura. (Event date: July 31, 2023) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/iit-delhi-to-establish-its-first-international-campus-in-abu-dhabi/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/iit-delhi-to-establish-its-first-international-campus-in-abu-dhabi/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Middle East & North Africa The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK), India's Ministry of Education and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi signed a memorandum of understanding on July 15, 2023, to establish an IIT Delhi campus in Abu Dhabi. It is the institute's first international campus, and the… (Event date: July 15, 2023) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/goldman-sachs-led-group-makes-nok-17-2-billion-offer-for-kahoot/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/goldman-sachs-led-group-makes-nok-17-2-billion-offer-for-kahoot/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mergers & Acquisitions Europe Kahoot!, the Oslo-based learning platform, announced on July 14, 2023 that it had agreed to the launch of a recommended all-cash offer for the company from an investor group led by the private equity business of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The offer of NOK 35 per share values Kahoot's equity… (Event date: July 14, 2023) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/university-of-the-philippines-publishes-principles-for-responsible-ai/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/university-of-the-philippines-publishes-principles-for-responsible-ai/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities South East Asia The University of the Philippines (UP) published its Principles for Responsible and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence on July 11, 2023, setting out how AI should be developed and used across the university system. (Event date: July 11, 2023) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/iit-madras-to-open-first-overseas-iit-campus-in-zanzibar-after-india/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/iit-madras-to-open-first-overseas-iit-campus-in-zanzibar-after-india/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Asia 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 of understanding on July 5, 2023 to set up an IIT Madras campus in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The signing was witnessed by Zanzibar's… (Event date: July 5, 2023) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/leverage-edu-raises-40-million-series-c-led-by-testing-organization/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/leverage-edu-raises-40-million-series-c-led-by-testing-organization/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding Asia 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 led by ETS, the US-based educational testing organization. (Event date: July 3, 2023) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/lead-completes-acquisition-of-pearson-k-12-learning-business-in-india/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/lead-completes-acquisition-of-pearson-k-12-learning-business-in-india/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mergers & Acquisitions Asia 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 first announced on January 6, 2023, and the price was not disclosed. (Event date: March 15, 2023) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/khan-academy-launches-pilot-of-khanmigo-a-gpt-4-ai-tutor/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/khan-academy-launches-pilot-of-khanmigo-a-gpt-4-ai-tutor/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Companies & Partnerships United States Khan Academy, the nonprofit online learning organization, introduced Khanmigo on March 14, 2023. The experimental tool is built on OpenAI's GPT-4 model, which was released the same day, and is designed to act as a tutor for students and an assistant for teachers. (Event date: March 14, 2023) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/uae-education-ministry-and-coursera-sign-lifelong-learning-agreement/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/uae-education-ministry-and-coursera-sign-lifelong-learning-agreement/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Companies & Partnerships Middle East & North Africa The Ministry of Education of the United Arab Emirates and US online learning platform Coursera have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a lifelong learning system in the country, according to reports published on February 20, 2023. The agreement was signed during the World Government… (Event date: February 20, 2023) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/reliance-foundation-and-partners-launch-edtech-accelerator-for/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/reliance-foundation-and-partners-launch-edtech-accelerator-for/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Investors & Incubators Asia Reliance Foundation, UBS Optimus Foundation, British Asian Trust, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Central Square Foundation announced an education technology accelerator in New Delhi on December 9, 2022. The partners committed INR 20 crore, about USD 2.5 million… (Event date: December 9, 2022) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/gostudent-acquires-german-tutoring-chain-studienkreis-from-ik-partners/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/gostudent-acquires-german-tutoring-chain-studienkreis-from-ik-partners/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mergers & Acquisitions Europe GoStudent, the Vienna-based online tutoring company, announced on December 2, 2022 that it was acquiring Studienkreis, a German provider of center-based tutoring, from the private equity firm IK Partners. The purchase price was not disclosed. (Event date: December 2, 2022) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/taaleem-lists-on-dubai-financial-market-after-aed-750-million-ipo/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/taaleem-lists-on-dubai-financial-market-after-aed-750-million-ipo/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding Middle East & North Africa Taaleem Holdings, a school operator in the United Arab Emirates, began trading on the Dubai Financial Market on November 29, 2022, following an initial public offering that raised AED 750 million. The shares were sold at AED 3.00 each and trade under the ticker symbol TAALEEM. (Event date: November 29, 2022) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/vedantu-takes-majority-stake-in-test-prep-provider-deeksha-for-40/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/vedantu-takes-majority-stake-in-test-prep-provider-deeksha-for-40/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mergers & Acquisitions Asia 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 reported on October 13, 2022. (Event date: October 13, 2022) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/una-europa-alliance-enrolls-first-students-in-joint-european-studies/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/una-europa-alliance-enrolls-first-students-in-joint-european-studies/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Europe The Una Europa university alliance said on October 3, 2022, that more than 270 students from 35 countries were starting its Joint Bachelor of Arts in European Studies that week. The alliance had announced the program on February 3, 2022, as its first joint bachelor's degree. (Event date: October 3, 2022) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/hkust-guangzhou-opens-in-nansha-with-15-postgraduate-programs/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/hkust-guangzhou-opens-in-nansha-with-15-postgraduate-programs/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Asia 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 followed approval from China's Ministry of Education, announced on June 29, 2022. HKUST describes the new university as the first legally… (Event date: September 1, 2022) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/eduspaze-names-nine-startups-for-its-fifth-edtech-accelerator-cohort/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/eduspaze-names-nine-startups-for-its-fifth-edtech-accelerator-cohort/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Investors & Incubators South East Asia EduSpaze, the Singapore-based education technology accelerator, announced its fifth cohort in a statement reported on August 17, 2022, selecting nine early-stage companies for a three-month virtual program. (Event date: August 17, 2022) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/ruangguru-acquires-study-abroad-startup-schoters-and-kalananti/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/ruangguru-acquires-study-abroad-startup-schoters-and-kalananti/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mergers & Acquisitions South East Asia Indonesian education technology company Ruangguru announced on July 4, 2022, that it had acquired two local startups: Schoters, which prepares students for study abroad, and Kalananti, a provider of coding courses for children. The financial terms of the two deals were not disclosed. (Event date: July 4, 2022) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/multiverse-raises-220-million-series-d-at-1-7-billion-valuation/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/multiverse-raises-220-million-series-d-at-1-7-billion-valuation/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding Europe Multiverse, a UK-based company that runs professional apprenticeship programs, announced on June 8, 2022 that it had raised $220 million in a Series D funding round. The deal valued the business at $1.7 billion. (Event date: June 8, 2022) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/american-university-of-beirut-signs-agreement-for-pafos-cyprus-campus/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/american-university-of-beirut-signs-agreement-for-pafos-cyprus-campus/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Middle East & North Africa The American University of Beirut (AUB) signed an agreement with the Municipality of Pafos on April 8, 2022, to open a campus in the Cypriot city. The university said the site would be its first campus outside Lebanon in a history of more than 155 years, and that it planned to open in fall 2023. (Event date: April 8, 2022) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/bangladeshs-shikho-raises-4-million-seed-round-led-by-wavemaker/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/bangladeshs-shikho-raises-4-million-seed-round-led-by-wavemaker/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding Asia 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 capital firm Wavemaker Partners. (Event date: March 29, 2022) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/mit-reinstates-sat-act-requirement-for-undergraduate-applicants/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/mit-reinstates-sat-act-requirement-for-undergraduate-applicants/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities United States The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced on March 28, 2022 that it would again require undergraduate applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores in future admissions cycles. MIT had suspended the requirement in 2020 and 2021 because the Covid-19 pandemic prevented most high school students… (Event date: March 28, 2022) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/educapital-targets-150-million-second-edtech-fund-after-100-million/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/educapital-targets-150-million-second-edtech-fund-after-100-million/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Investors & Incubators Europe Paris-headquartered venture firm Educapital was reported on March 16, 2022, to be raising a second fund with a target of €150 million, which Sifted described as the largest education technology fund in Europe. TechCrunch reported on May 11, 2022, that the first close had brought in €100 million… (Event date: March 16, 2022) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/colearn-closes-series-a-at-27-million-with-17-million-extension/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/colearn-closes-series-a-at-27-million-with-17-million-extension/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding South East Asia Indonesian education technology company CoLearn announced on February 3, 2022, that it had raised US$17 million in follow-on Series A funding, closing the round at a total of US$27 million. (Event date: February 3, 2022) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/college-board-announces-the-sat-will-move-to-a-digital-format/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/college-board-announces-the-sat-will-move-to-a-digital-format/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Companies & Partnerships United States College Board announced on January 25, 2022 that the SAT would be delivered digitally, ending the paper-and-pencil format of the college admissions test. The digital exam was scheduled to launch at international test centers in 2023 and in the United States in 2024. (Event date: January 25, 2022) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/handshake-raises-200-million-series-f-at-3-5-billion-valuation/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/handshake-raises-200-million-series-f-at-3-5-billion-valuation/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding United States Handshake, a San Francisco careers network for college students and recent graduates, announced a $200 million Series F round on January 19, 2022. The financing valued the company at $3.5 billion, more than twice its valuation in 2021. (Event date: January 19, 2022) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/national-taiwan-university-opens-graduate-school-of-advanced/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/national-taiwan-university-opens-graduate-school-of-advanced/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Asia 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 president and senior officials from the education, science and technology, and national development agencies. The school was… (Event date: December 24, 2021) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/adda247-acquires-civil-service-test-prep-platform-studyiq-for-20/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/adda247-acquires-civil-service-test-prep-platform-studyiq-for-20/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mergers & Acquisitions Asia Adda247, an Indian test preparation platform focused on government job examinations, acquired the civil service exam preparation provider StudyIQ in a deal reported on December 17, 2021. The transaction was valued at $20 million, or about 150 crore rupees. (Event date: December 17, 2021) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/harvard-launches-kempner-institute-with-500-million-gift/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/harvard-launches-kempner-institute-with-500-million-gift/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities United States Harvard University on December 7, 2021 launched the Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence, a university-wide initiative that links neuroscience with artificial intelligence research. The institute is funded by a $500 million gift from Priscilla Chan and Mark… (Event date: December 7, 2021) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/tu-delft-adds-eight-ai-labs-bringing-its-cross-faculty-total-to-24/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/tu-delft-adds-eight-ai-labs-bringing-its-cross-faculty-total-to-24/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Europe Delft University of Technology announced on November 17, 2021, that it would add eight new TU Delft AI Labs to the 16 already operating, bringing the total to 24. Recruitment of 32 doctoral candidates for the new labs was scheduled to begin in mid-December 2021, with the labs starting work in… (Event date: November 17, 2021) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/jordans-abwaab-raises-20-million-series-a-led-by-beco-capital/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/jordans-abwaab-raises-20-million-series-a-led-by-beco-capital/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding Middle East & North Africa Abwaab, an education technology company based in Jordan, raised $20 million in a Series A funding round reported on November 15, 2021. The round was led by BECO Capital, a venture capital firm based in the United Arab Emirates. (Event date: November 15, 2021) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/benesse-sets-up-5-billion-yen-digital-innovation-fund-for-education/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/benesse-sets-up-5-billion-yen-digital-innovation-fund-for-education/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Investors & Incubators Asia 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 billion yen. As reported by Internet Watch on November 9, 2021, the fund invests in venture companies in education, lifestyle and… (Event date: November 5, 2021) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/geniebook-raises-16-6-million-series-a-for-personalized-learning/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/geniebook-raises-16-6-million-series-a-for-personalized-learning/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding South East Asia Singapore-based online learning company Geniebook said on October 19, 2021, that it had raised US$16.6 million in a Series A round led jointly by East Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners. (Event date: October 19, 2021) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/monash-university-indonesia-begins-teaching-its-first-masters-cohort/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/monash-university-indonesia-begins-teaching-its-first-masters-cohort/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities South East Asia Monash University, Indonesia began teaching its first students on October 4, 2021, becoming the first foreign university to operate in Indonesia, the Australian institution said. The inaugural cohort enrolled in master's programs in data science, public policy and management, urban design and… (Event date: October 4, 2021) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/cambridge-university-press-and-cambridge-assessment-merge/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/cambridge-university-press-and-cambridge-assessment-merge/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Companies & Partnerships Europe On August 1, 2021, Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment formally combined to form a single organization named Cambridge University Press & Assessment. The merger joins the publishing and examinations operations of the University of Cambridge. (Event date: August 1, 2021) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/duolingo-prices-nasdaq-initial-public-offering-at-102-per-share/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/duolingo-prices-nasdaq-initial-public-offering-at-102-per-share/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding United States Duolingo, the Pittsburgh-based language learning company, priced its initial public offering on July 27, 2021 at $102.00 per share. The offering covered 5,106,113 shares of Class A common stock, and trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker DUOL was set to begin the following day. (Event date: July 27, 2021) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/2u-agrees-to-acquire-edx-from-harvard-and-mit-for-800-million/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/2u-agrees-to-acquire-edx-from-harvard-and-mit-for-800-million/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mergers & Acquisitions United States 2U, a publicly traded provider of online degree programs for universities, announced on June 29, 2021 that it would acquire edX, the online course platform created by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for $800 million in cash. (Event date: June 29, 2021) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/riiid-secures-175-million-from-softbank-vision-fund-2/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/riiid-secures-175-million-from-softbank-vision-fund-2/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding Asia 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 entire amount came from a single investor, SoftBank Vision Fund 2. (Event date: May 25, 2021) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/heriot-watt-university-dubai-opens-new-campus-at-dubai-knowledge-park/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/heriot-watt-university-dubai-opens-new-campus-at-dubai-knowledge-park/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Middle East & North Africa Heriot-Watt University Dubai, the United Arab Emirates branch of the UK-based university, has opened a new campus at Dubai Knowledge Park, according to reports published on April 18, 2021. The facility covers about 218,000 square feet across seven floors and is set to serve nearly 4,000 students. (Event date: April 18, 2021) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/amazon-web-services-opens-aws-edstart-edtech-accelerator-to-vietnam/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/amazon-web-services-opens-aws-edstart-edtech-accelerator-to-vietnam/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Investors & Incubators South East Asia Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the launch of AWS EdStart in Vietnam on March 31, 2021, opening its virtual accelerator for education technology startups to founders in the country. Viet Nam News reported the announcement the following day. (Event date: March 31, 2021) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/labster-secures-60-million-series-c-led-by-andreessen-horowitz/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/labster-secures-60-million-series-c-led-by-andreessen-horowitz/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding Europe Labster, a Copenhagen-based developer of virtual science laboratory simulations, has raised $60 million in a Series C funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The round was reported on February 10, 2021. (Event date: February 10, 2021) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/brainly-raises-80-million-series-d-led-by-learn-capital/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/brainly-raises-80-million-series-d-led-by-learn-capital/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding Europe Brainly, the Poland-based operator of a peer-to-peer homework help platform, has raised $80 million in a Series D funding round. The financing was reported on December 17, 2020, and was led by Learn Capital. (Event date: December 17, 2020) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/nus-launches-college-of-humanities-and-sciences-with-a-shared-core/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/nus-launches-college-of-humanities-and-sciences-with-a-shared-core/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities South East Asia The National University of Singapore (NUS) announced on December 8, 2020 the creation of the College of Humanities and Sciences, a new undergraduate college that brings together its Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and its Faculty of Science. The first students were to be admitted in the… (Event date: December 8, 2020) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/dubai-initiative-launches-the-digital-school-for-one-million-students/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/dubai-initiative-launches-the-digital-school-for-one-million-students/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Policy & Public Programmes Middle East & North Africa Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI) launched The Digital School in Dubai on November 11, 2020. The initiative, announced by UAE Vice President and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, aims to provide online schooling to one million disadvantaged students… (Event date: November 11, 2020) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/brighteye-ventures-reaches-54-million-first-close-of-second-edtech/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/brighteye-ventures-reaches-54-million-first-close-of-second-edtech/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Investors & Incubators Europe Brighteye Ventures, a European venture capital firm focused on education technology, announced on October 14, 2020, a $54 million first close of its second fund. The firm said the new capital took its total assets under management to more than $112 million. (Event date: October 14, 2020) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/outschool-raises-45-million-series-b-led-by-lightspeed/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/outschool-raises-45-million-series-b-led-by-lightspeed/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding United States Outschool, a San Francisco marketplace for live online classes aimed at school-age children, announced a $45 million Series B round on September 18, 2020. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the investment. (Event date: September 18, 2020) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/mbzuai-admits-101-graduate-students-to-its-first-cohort/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/mbzuai-admits-101-graduate-students-to-its-first-cohort/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Middle East & North Africa The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in Abu Dhabi said on September 9, 2020, that it had admitted 101 graduate students to its inaugural class. The university, based in Masdar City, reported receiving more than 2,200 applications and scheduled its first semester to… (Event date: September 9, 2020) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/owl-ventures-closes-585-million-across-two-edtech-funds/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/owl-ventures-closes-585-million-across-two-edtech-funds/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Investors & Incubators United States Owl Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in education technology, announced on September 1, 2020 that it had closed $585 million across two new funds. The firm, based in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, raised $415 million for its fourth main fund and $170 million for its first… (Event date: September 1, 2020) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/india-s-cabinet-approves-national-education-policy-2020-replacing/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/india-s-cabinet-approves-national-education-policy-2020-replacing/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Policy & Public Programmes Asia 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 policy replaces the National Policy on Education of 1986, which had been in place for 34 years, and covers both school and higher… (Event date: July 29, 2020) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/zuoyebang-raises-750-million-in-series-e-round-led-by-tiger-global/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/zuoyebang-raises-750-million-in-series-e-round-led-by-tiger-global/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding Asia 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 round. The company disclosed the round in a post on its WeChat account. (Event date: June 29, 2020) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/noon-academy-raises-13-million-in-pre-series-b-round-led-by-stv/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/noon-academy-raises-13-million-in-pre-series-b-round-led-by-stv/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Funding Middle East & North Africa Noon Academy, a Saudi Arabian online learning platform, announced on June 21, 2020 that it had raised $13 million in a pre-Series B funding round. The round was led by Riyadh-based venture capital firm STV, with Alturki Holding and NFX Ventures also taking part. (Event date: June 21, 2020) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/oxford-names-new-graduate-college-after-80-million-reuben-foundation/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/oxford-names-new-graduate-college-after-80-million-reuben-foundation/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities Europe The University of Oxford announced on June 11, 2020, that the Reuben Foundation had donated £80 million to its newest graduate college, which was renamed Reuben College in recognition of the gift. The university described the donation as one of the largest in its history. (Event date: June 11, 2020) https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/uc-berkeley-receives-anonymous-252-million-gift-for-data-science-hub/ https://worldassessmentcouncil.org/news/uc-berkeley-receives-anonymous-252-million-gift-for-data-science-hub/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Universities United States The University of California, Berkeley announced on February 29, 2020 that an anonymous donor had given $252 million toward construction of a new building, known as the Data Hub, for its Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society. The university described the donation as the largest single… (Event date: February 29, 2020)