Education news from 2023
Education and edtech events from 2023: universities, funding, mergers, investors and public programmes across five regions.
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ETH Zurich plans Heilbronn teaching and research center with foundation backing
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…
Johns Hopkins to create data science and AI institute with 110 new faculty posts
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…
Vietnam's Vuihoc raises $6 million Series A led by TNB Aura
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…
IIT Delhi to establish its first international campus in Abu Dhabi
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…
Goldman Sachs-led investor group makes NOK 17.2 billion offer for Kahoot!
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…
University of the Philippines publishes principles for responsible AI
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…
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…
Khan Academy launches pilot of Khanmigo, a GPT-4 AI tutor
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…
UAE Ministry of Education and Coursera sign lifelong learning agreement
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…
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