Higher Education
Preply Raises $10 million as Online Language Learning Comes Into Its Own
LONDON, March 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Online learning platform, Preply
PHBS, CJBS, and Qianhai Authority Sign Memorandum of Intent for a Joint Initiative in Shenzhen
SHENZHEN, China, March 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS), theUniversity of Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS), and Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone ofShenzhen ("Qianhai") signed a memorandum of intent (MOI) to jointly adv...
Sunlands Technology Group Announces Unaudited Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results
Q4 net revenues decreased by 3.4% year-over-year Q4 gross billings (non-GAAP) decreased by 15.5% year-over-year Q4 new student enrollments[1] decreased by 22.6% year-over-year BEIJING, March 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunlands Technology Group (NYSE: STG) ("Sunlands" or the "Company"), a leader inCh...
CamScanner Provides Free Premium Service to Educational Institutions Until the End of June
SHANGHAI, March 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CamScanner, a document scanning and sharing app has made its premium service free to educational institutionsuntil the end of June. From March 21 to June 30, 2020, users creating email accounts with domain name ending with.edu on CamScanner can enjoy prem...
PHBS Alumni Donate COVID-19 Test Kits to UK Hospitals
Shenzhen, China, March 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Threatened by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, the whole world is in urgent need of medical supplies to take preventive measures and to diagnose patients who have contracted the virus. Eleven board members of Peking University HSBC Busines...
Two-thirds of businesses worldwide are willing to share their data with third-parties, says MIT Technology Review Insights
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SINGAPORE, March 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A new research program by MIT Technology Review Insights explores trends in global AI adoption and the potential for companies across industries to share data with each other in the future. The program, The global AI agenda, is devel...
New Oriental to Report Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results on April 21, 2020
BEIJING, March 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "New Oriental") (NYSE: EDU), the largest provider of private educational services inChina, today announced that it will report its financial results for the third quarter endedFebruary 29, 2...
Groundwater Expert, Dr John Cherry, Wins 2020 Stockholm Water Prize
STOCKHOLM, March 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr John Cherry receives the Stockholm Water Prize 2020 for discoveries that have revolutionized our understanding of groundwater vulnerability. His research has raised awareness of how groundwater contamination is growing across the world and has led to n...
COVID-19: SKEMA Among the First Global Business Schools to Offer All Courses Online in Five Continents
PARIS, March 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- With the temporary closure of SKEMA's Suzhou campus inChina in mid-January, SKEMA had already set up a comprehensive distance learning system to ensure the continuity of studies for its 550 students present on the campus at that time. Since then, they have co...
Graduates Given Insight Into Working for EY With Cappfinity Job Simulation Assessment
SYDNEY, March 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cappfinity has implemented a job simulation assessment at EY Oceania to transform their approach to early talent assessment and deliver a unique, authentic candidate experience. EY wanted to overhaul recruitment processes and replace off-the-shelf products ...
Education Technology Company Janison Solving Coronavirus Travel Bans for Universities
SYDNEY, March 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In the current climate, it's a terrifying prospect: being at close quarters for hours in a room full of strangers with unknown travel and health statuses. But that's the reality facing millions of students needing to take exams. Rebecca Niemiec, Head of Ex...
China Distance Education Holdings Limited Reports Financial Results for First Quarter Fiscal Year 2020
BEIJING, March 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- China Distance Education Holdings Limited (NYSE: DL) ("CDEL", or the "Company"), a leading provider of online education and value-added services for professionals and corporate clients in China, today announced unaudited financial results for the first quart...
Sunlands Technology Group to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results on Friday, March 27, 2020
BEIJING, March 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunlands Technology Group (NYSE: STG) ("Sunlands" or the "Company"), a leader inChina's online post-secondary and professional education, today announced that it will report its fourth quarter and full year 2019 unaudited financial results onFriday, March 2...
ViewSonic Offers Schools and Universities Free Distance Learning Tools During Coronavirus Outbreak
BREA, Calif., March 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ViewSonic
Minerva Establishes Visiting Scholars Year to Support International Students
Offering support for those impacted by visa, travel restrictions, or other issues for the 2020-21 academic year SAN FRANCISCO, March 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Minerva Schools at Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) announces a Visiting Scholars year to enable students who have been accepted into highly ...
A Third of Youth Surveyed Globally by UNICEF Say Their Education Is Not Preparing Them With the Skills to Get Jobs
PwC and UNICEF join forces to boost youth skills worldwide GENEVA and LONDON, March 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- An online poll of 40,000 young people in over 150 countries reveals that many young people feel their current education is not preparing them with the skills they need to get jobs. One th...
PHBS Spring Semester Begins Online
SHENZHEN, China, March 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- After the prolonged Spring Festival holidays overshadowed by the novel coronavirus epidemic, the spring semester of Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS) began two weeks ago and the school also held its first online faculty meeting. To ensure...
Kahoot! Premium for distance learning now available for free to all schools in Hong Kong affected by coronavirus
HONG KONG, March 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahoot!, the game-based learning platform, announced today that the company is offering free access to all features to schools and higher education institutions inHong Kong affected by the outbreak of the coronavirus, hoping to facilitate self-learning wit...
Taylor's University Continues Its Reign in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020
SUBANG JAYA, Malaysia, March 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor's University continues to dominate the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 by retaining its Top 20 in the world position for the Hospitality and Leisure Management subject, placing the institution alongside renowned universities...
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020
MIT world leader, US universities regress
LONDON, March 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- QS Quacquarelli Symonds – global higher
education think-tank – today released the tenth edition of the QS World
University Rankings by Subject:
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