General Business

MPOWER Financing rated Top international student lender by Nerdwallet and U.S. News

The innovative fintech firm uses big data analytics and artificial intelligence to offer scholarships and no-cosigner loans for international students in the U.S. andCanada WASHINGTON, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- MPOWER Financing, a mission-driven fintech that provides financial access to high...

2019-07-17 01:55 2716

TMP Worldwide Acquires Perengo - A Leader in Programmatic Recruitment

SINGAPORE, July 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- TMP Worldwide, a global leader in talent acquisition technologies, announced that it has acquired Perengo, a programmatic recruitment platform that helps large companies automate and improve their recruitment process. The Perengo team, with experience root...

2019-07-16 22:00 2820

HR Asia Announces Best Companies to Work for in Asia from Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, July 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- 51 companies in Vietnam have been named the Best Companies to Work for in Asia by the leading human resources publication, HR Asia. Winners of HR Asia Best Companies to Work for i...

2019-07-16 17:43 5309

Squirrel AI Learning by Yixue Group invited to deliver a speech on AI+ education at CogX, the festival of AI and emerging technology of London

LONDON, July 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The largest technology summit of Europe was held fromJune 10 to 14. CogX, one of the exhibitions of London Tech Week for years, attracted many attendees this year. CogX, a festival of AI and emerging technology, was held fromJune 10 to 12. By inviting industr...

2019-07-16 10:54 2281

Spencer Stuart Launches New Unit Formed from the Talent-Related Businesses it Acquired from Aon

CHICAGO, July 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Spencer Stuart, a leading executive search and leadership advisory firm, today announced the launch of the new business unit formed from the Culture & Engagement, Leadership Assessment & Development and HR & Talent Advisory businesses it acquired from Aon in...

2019-07-15 21:00 3811

AI tutoring solution company Riiid raises $18M Series C funding

SEOUL, South Korea, July 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The AI tutoring solution companyRiiid, a member company of the Born2Global Centre, has secured $18 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by Premier Partners, Alpenroute Asset Management, DSC Investment, IMM Investment, Korea Gr...

2019-07-15 20:30 2163

Brussels Workshop Explores Challenges and Opportunities in the 4th Industrial Revolution

BRUSSELS, July 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 12, the CEIBS Insights 2019 Europe Forum series made its latest stop inBrussels for a special roundtable workshop on the theme of The 4th Industrial Revolution: Opportunities and Challenges forEurope and China. The event, co-hosted by European econo...

2019-07-15 14:56 3426

Zuoyebang CEO: Livestreaming Courses a Major Focus in China's Online Education Industry

BEIJING, July 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hou Jianbin, founder and CEO of Zuoyebang, a leading online education startup inChina, was recently interviewed byChina Daily, discussing the future of the industry and the company. Below is the full report.

2019-07-15 12:47 2602

Redesigned TOEIC Bridge® Tests Continue Worldwide Rollout

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- After a successful launch and administrations of the redesigned four-skillsTOEIC Bridge ® tests in Japan, Korea andTaiwan, ETS continues to roll-out the new suite of TOEIC Bridge assessments worldwide. ETS's comprehensive suite of redesigned T...

2019-07-13 00:06 4483

Sasin School of Management to Launch Senior Executive Program on Aug. 5-9

BANGKOK, July 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sasin School of Management, an AACSB and EQUIS accredited business school inThailand, joins hands with the Center of Creative Leadership (CCL) to launch Senior Executive Program (SEP-33) which will be held onAugust 5 - 9, 2019 at Sasin School of Management, ...

2019-07-12 17:39 3667

Nord Anglia Education students achieve 10 per cent higher than global average in IBDP

LONDON, July 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Students across the Nord Anglia Education (NAE) family of schools have once again exceeded global results in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), with this year's average diploma score 10 per cent higher than the global average and four s...

2019-07-12 01:03 5457

Sunlands Technology Group Announces Change to Board of Directors

BEIJING, July 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunlands Technology Group (NYSE: STG) ("Sunlands" or the "Company"), a leader inChina's online post-secondary and professional education, today announced the appointment of Mr. Yifan "Frank" Li to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") as an independ...

2019-07-11 17:00 8373

Yuyu Pharma held the campaign for enhancing corporate transparency

SEOUL, South Korea, July 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Yuyu Pharma, a Korean pharmaceutical company celebrated its third year of implementing Yuyu's compliance management system by inviting senior management to its "Self-Compliance Day" workshop.

2019-07-11 16:43 2363

GSA Announces Winners of USD 12,000 Student Commissioning Grant

BAFTA-GSA Short Film Commissioning Grant Launched to Raise Awareness of Student Wellbeing LONDON, July 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Student Accommodation (GSA), which supported this year's BAFTA Student Film Awards for the second year running, has announced that the 2019 BAFTA-GSA Short Film ...

2019-07-11 06:28 2238

Hangzhou's Liangzhu Archaeological Site joins UNESCO World Heritage Site club

HANGZHOU, China, July 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- China's Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City, located in the eastern Chinese city ofHangzhou, was put on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage List as a cultural site onJuly 6, according to Hangzhou Li...

2019-07-10 16:59 2930

AACSB International Taps Proven Leader, Innovator, and Global Thinker as New Chief Officer, Asia Pacific

TAMPA, Florida, July 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- AACSB International (AACSB) today announced the selection ofGeoff Perry as executive vice president and chief officer ofAsia Pacific. A former business school dean with extensive AACSB accreditation volunteer experience, Perry currently serves as the ...

2019-07-10 14:00 3879

"BizReach World Hackathon" to be hosted in Tokyo (Sept. 2019)

TOKYO, July 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BizReach, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) will be holding the "BizReach World Hackathon" inTokyo from 26-29 September 2019, hosting engineers from top institutions around the world. The event, which is now accepting official applications and has already received applicati...

2019-07-10 11:00 2710

Kurt vom Scheidt appointed Chief Product Officer at OANDA

LONDON, July 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A global leader in online multi-asset trading services and currency data and analytics,OANDA  is pleased to announce industry expertKurt vom Scheidt has joined the fi...

2019-07-10 08:00 3672

Scaled Agile Launches Lean Portfolio Management Course with SAFe® 4 Lean Portfolio Manager Certification

New course helps senior leaders and portfolio managers adapt their investments to enable faster innovation and more agile execution BOULDER, Colorado, July 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Scaled Agile, Inc., provider of SAFe®, the world's leading framework for enterprise agility, has announced its late...

2019-07-10 05:35 2905

PeopleScout Identified as a Leader in All Categories in NelsonHall's 2019 NEAT Vendor Evaluation for RPO

CHICAGO, July 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- PeopleScout, a TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) company and the world's largest RPO provider, was identified by NelsonHall as a Leader in every category in the 2019 NEAT vendor evaluation for RPO: Candidate Experience, Geographic Footprint & Scalability, Services Innovat...

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