EdTech
Malaysia’s digital ministry to provide Coursera courses to 100,000 learners in AI boost
Malaysia's Ministry of Digital, via MyDIGITAL Corporation, will provide Coursera courses for 100,000 Malaysians, in order to advance the country's AI Nation 2030 initiative.
Japan’s Kawaijuku invests in Vietnamese VC fund Do Ventures to expand in education
KJ Holdings, the holding company of Japanese education group Kawaijuku, has invested in Do Ventures Fund II, a fund run by a Vietnamese venture-capital firm, as it looks to build education businesses in Vietnam.
Singapore’s NUS Enterprise rebrands as NUSX, launches AI licensing tool, sets outposts in Munich, Shanghai
NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS), has rebranded as NUSX and unveiled an AI tool for commercializing research patents along with new overseas outposts in Munich and Shanghai.
Mario Ferro on how GFE’s Pay It Forward model could scale education funding across ASEAN [Q&A]
GFE Founder Mario Ferro explains how the Pay It Forward education-funding model assesses students, sets income-linked contributions and plans to scale across ASEAN.
ASEAN Foundation expands AI-skills programme to train 1.7M students, teachers by 2028
The ASEAN Foundation has received endorsement of Southeast Asian education officials for an expanded program to equip more than 1.7 million students, teachers, and university staff with practical AI skills by the end of 2028.
Students avoiding AI for schoolwork outscore peers in science: OECD
Fifteen-year-olds reporting they never or almost never used artificial intelligence (AI) for schoolwork outscored their AI-using peers in science on nearly every type of task, except for utilizing AI as a general study aid, according to the PISA result conducted by the OECD.
Pencil Finance completes $1M on-chain student loan cycle
Pencil Finance says its first $1 million student loan bundle completed an on-chain cycle, with principal and yield returned to funders.
GFE launches income-linked education funding model across ASEAN
Global Financing for Education is launching its Pay It Forward model across ASEAN, providing eligible students with upfront education funding and linking contributions to income after graduation.
Vietnam to add AI lessons across general education from next academic year
Vietnam will roll out artificial-intelligence (AI) lessons across its general education system, from grade 1 to grade 12, starting in the 2026-2027 school year, according to a decision issued by the Ministry of Education and Training.
Vietnam’s tech giant FPT breaks ground on 10.5-hectare education complex for semiconductors, UAVs
Vietnam's technology giant FPT broke ground on a 10.5-hectare education complex in Dien Bien province, northwestern Vietnam on Tuesday, focusing on technology fields such as semiconductors and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
