Education news from 2026
Education and edtech events from 2026: universities, funding, mergers, investors and public programmes across five regions.
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Carnegie Mellon announces $3 billion gift and plans for a new Miami campus
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…
WISE opens applications for its 2026-2027 EdTech Accelerator cohort
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…
Egypt's 3C Coding School raises $3 million seed round for Saudi expansion
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…
Reach Capital closes $265 million fifth fund for AI in learning, health and work
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…
Imarticus Learning acquires Singapore's BELLS Institute of Higher Learning
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…
EdVisorly raises $13.3 million Series A for AI college transfer platform
EdVisorly, a Los Angeles startup that applies artificial intelligence to college transfer and admissions paperwork, has raised a $13.3 million Series A round…
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…
Egypt's iSchool acquires software firm Rubikal to build AI tools for schools
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…
University of New Haven gains US accreditor approval for Riyadh branch campus
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…
Cambridge to establish Rokos School of Government with £190 million commitment
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…
All 20 Malaysian public universities enable Google Gemini for Education
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…
Preply raises $150 million Series D at $1.2 billion valuation
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…
SUTD to build design AI training into all first-year courses from 2026
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…
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