Education news from 2025
Education and edtech events from 2025: universities, funding, mergers, investors and public programmes across five regions.
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Coursera and Udemy agree to combine in all-stock merger
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…
Cisco and KAUST launch an AI institute on the Saudi university's campus
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.…
Princeton to require SAT or ACT scores again from the 2027-28 admission cycle
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…
SuperCharger Ventures names 19 startups to fifth edtech accelerator cohort
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.…
Workday agrees to acquire Swedish AI learning company Sana for $1.1 billion
Workday announced on September 16, 2025 that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sana, a Stockholm-based artificial intelligence company, for approximately…
Sheraa shortlists 12 education startups for Access Sharjah Challenge 2025
The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center, known as Sheraa, has shortlisted 12 startups for the 2025 edition of its Access Sharjah Challenge, which focuses on education…
NUS commits S$150 million to a venture capital program for deep tech startups
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…
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…
Galaxy Education raises nearly $10 million from East Ventures and others
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.
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…
VinUniversity sets out second-phase plan to recruit 500 scholars worldwide
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…
Seesaw acquires Jordan's Little Thinking Minds to add Arabic literacy tools
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.…
Singapore's Manifest Global acquires BridgeU from Kaplan
Manifest Global, a Singapore-headquartered education group whose brands include the student guidance platform Cialfo, announced on April 7, 2025, that it had acquired…
IE University partners with OpenAI to roll out ChatGPT Edu across campus
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…
MagicSchool raises $45 million Series B for AI tools for teachers
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…
Pearson and Microsoft announce multiyear partnership on AI skills and learning
Pearson, the London-listed learning company, and Microsoft announced a multiyear partnership on January 14, 2025 focused on AI-related skills and learning. Financial…
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