Education technology start-up Byju’s (Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd) has acquired global education company Pearson Plc.’s TutorVista and Edurite for an undisclosed amount, in a move aimed at expanding global reach as well as...
Coursera raises $64 million in fourth funding round
Online education platform Coursera, which counts India as its second-largest market after the US, has raised $64 million in a Series D funding round, the company said on Thursday. Coursera will use the funds to enhance...
Sundaram Finance invests in higher education financing start-up GyanDhan
Sundaram Finance Group has made an investment in a Delhi-based start-up GyanDhan. The company said it is part of group’s effort to start engaging with start-ups in the areas of financial services and fin-tech. The...
Bennett University partners with Cornell Law School for BBA+LLB
Bennett University has entered into an agreement with Cornell Law School to facilitate collaborative efforts to deliver an Ivy League BBA+LLB programme in India. Cornell Law School is a part of Cornell University, an...
TCLL, XLRI sign MoU to collaborate on executive education programmes
Times Centre for Learning Ltd (TCLL) and XLRI-Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on promoting quality executive education in India. The agreement...
Aon Hewitt ties up with IIM-Bangalore for human resource programme
Aon Hewitt has partnered with Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore to launch a new program, Next Generation CHROs, which aims to build a talent pool of leaders who drive business outcomes through human resources...
CL Educate acquires AKMS, Pearson’s Eten
CL Educate on Thursday said it has acquired two entities—Pearson group’s ETEN and Accendere Knowledge Management Services (AKMS). An education and knowledge services provider, CL Educate recently got listed on the stock...
Kaizen raises Rs285 crore, marking first close of second fund
Education sector-focused private equity (PE) firm Kaizen Management Advisors Pvt. Ltd said it has marked the first close of its second fund—Kaizen Private Equity II—at Rs285 core (about $42 million) with five investors...
Times Centre for Learning Limited signs MOU with INSEAD
Times Centre for Learning Ltd (TCLL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with INSEAD, one of the world’s leading business schools, to launch executive education programs in India. Under the MoU, the...
Harvard Graduate School of Education ties up with Gurugram-based Vega School
Indian primary education school, Vega has announced its plans to tie up with Harvard Graduate school of education to set up a research program to explore the various components vital to ‘re-tooling’ Indian students, to...
Byju’s raises funds from World Bank arm IFC
Education technology start-up Byju’s, owned by Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd has raised an undisclosed amount from World Bank arm International Finance Corp. (IFC), the company said in a statement on Tuesday. The latest...
Tree House stares at cloudy future after Zee Learn’s withdrawal of merger offer
The public shareholding in Tree House Education & Accessories is 79.5%. With such a high investor interest, the dwindling stock market fortunes of the preschool operator would be a cause of worry for investors. The...
