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Amazon launches monthly subscription box for kids aimed at promoting STEM education
Providing parents an easy way to introduce STEM to their kids, Amazon has launched STEM Club, a monthly subscription box filled with STEM toys.
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Canberra edutech startup Quizling to pitch at SxSWedu Launch competition in Austin
Edutech startup Quizling has been selected to take part in the SxSWedu Launch competition, the only Australian startup set to pitch at this year’s event.
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University social enterprise teams to pitch at regional finals of Hult Prize around the world
Students from the USyd, UNSW, and Griffith University are preparing to pitch on the world stage after taking part in the Hult Prize campus competitions.
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Government extends Teach for Australia program with $20.5 million grant to focus on regional areas
The government has today announced it will be providing a $20.5 million grant to the Teach for Australia program to fund an additional 300 teachers in regional schools across the country.
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Microsoft Australia appoints Steven Worrall new Managing Director as Pip Marlow heads to Suncorp
Microsoft has announced today that Steven Worrall will step into the role of Australian Managing Director for the company.
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University of the People is an online platform giving students access to accredited degrees tuition-free
Founded in California in 2009, University of the People is a free online uni providing students in over 180 countries with access to accredited degrees.
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Sydney edutech Mathspace partners with Pearson Education to roll out platform across US colleges
Sydney edutech Mathspace has announced an extension of its partnership with global publisher Pearson Education that will see its program rolled out across thousands of colleges around the US.
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Sydney edutech OpenLearning launches ‘pay for certification’ platform Learn with Hunter TAFE
It will be free for students to take courses through the new OpenLearning platform; they’re given the choice to pay if they want to receive a recognised qualification.
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Atlassian awards $250,000 grant to Aussie edutech startup 40K Foundation
Australian edutech startup 40K Foundation has today announced it has received $250,000 in investment from Atlassian Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the tech giant. 40K Foundation was selected from over 100 international non-profits and is one of four startups receiving an accelerator grant and technical support from Atlassian.
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Melbourne edutech startup Stile looks to change STEM learning in primary schools
Launched in 2014 by Australia’s now chief scientist Alan Finkel, Melbourne edutech startup Stile looks to replace textbooks with digital platforms for students to engage with content in a way that makes more sense to a tech-generation.
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Sydney startup The Footnotes is an online magazine informing students to think beyond their degree
Sydney startup The Footnotes addresses the attrition rate of university dropouts through an online magazine that offers content on post schooling study recommendations.
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Australian Olympian launches app to help students fine-tune their essays and avoid plagiarism
With grammar analysis, sentence rephrasing, word count targeting and plagiarism checking built into the app, GradeProof simplifies the arduous task of text revision. The app is available to use on iPhones and iPads, and targets both students and businesses.
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Top 40 EduTech Startups in Asia Pacific 2015
The education space is a $35 billion industry and this number continues to increase as in particular the Asia Pacific region begins to embrace new technologies in the education space.
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Startup Nexus Notes allows High Distinction uni students to sell their notes
Sydney-based startup Nexus Notes was built on the philosophy that students can learn a lot from each other’s notes, and of course, make money from simply sharing their notes.
