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Evolving technologies usually present new ways of doing things. And when this relates to leveraging technology and innovation to enhance the quality, coverage, and potential of education – edtech – Techpoint Africa brings you the latest.
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The Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges, and Universities (ASIC) has awarded AltSchool Africa full accreditation, allowing it to extend its reach to more individuals, especially underserved communities.
Following a 100% acquisition of the Egyptian tutoring platform Orcas, Kuwait-based edtech Baims has announced plans to launch an AI-based test preparation product.
More Nigerians are using platforms like Coursera for skill development, but their low rankings on skill proficiency raise questions about the root causes.
A recent Coursera study shows Nigeria ranks third in overall professional certificate course enrolment and fourth highest in year-over-year growth rate for professional enrolment globally.
Many questions need answers following Minister Bosun Tijani’s ambitious plan to equip 3 million Nigerians with relevant technical skills in the next four years.
AltSchool Africa raised an unannounced $3 million in equity crowdfunding in April this year. It is also set to receive support from Rwanda through a $30 million tech fund.
“To educate the next billion Africans, we need to go beyond the four walls of the classroom, and harness the vast potential of the internet.” – @AdewaleYusuf_
Miva Open University has received an open learning licence to operate an online university in Nigeria. Courses on offer include Cyber Security, Data Science, and Software Engineering.
AltSchool Africa has inked a partnership with OpenLabs Ghana (formerly NIIT). The first piece of an audacious play to provide a globally relevant curriculum and infrastructure to thousands of learning institutions in Africa.
In early February, I was in San Francisco, and every conversation I had that week included the word “AI”, frequently followed by “disrupting”. But no one mentioned Africa. For a continent already 1,430,833,527 strong, growing by more than one human per second (2.49%YGR) with 60%+ under the age of 25, how did they miss this?…
A startup called Akowe wants to put Nigerian certificates on the blockchain, but how will it find a way around the bureaucracies that come with public institutions in Nigeria? Let’s find out.
Following Kenya’s approval of a new syllabus requiring coding instruction in all primary and secondary schools in April 2022, Safaricom has partnered with Kodris Africa to promote coding education.
With 2022 ASUU strike threatening to stretch to 90 days, there’s enough time to begin learning globally sought-after skills; here’s a list to pick from.
The COVID-19 pandemic helped us understand the importance of tech in the education sector. From Zoom meetings to Google Classrooms, students moved in between technology. But, what’s next? How does the new frontier look for edtechs?
Few months after the launch of ‘Pipeline by TalentQL’ to train senior developers, tech talent startup, @TalentQL, launches AltSchool Africa to help complete newbies gain tech skills and earn a university certificate.
There are over 16 million homeless children in sub-Saharan Africa. Here’s how the @TheDestinyTrust is looking to take them off the streets with a triad mission of care, education, and empowerment through tech.
The application of technology in increasing access to and improving the quality of education in recent years points to a promising future for the edtech industry. An observation is in order.
Literacy is a basic human right. But the African Library Project estimated that 30 million African children were illiterate in 2019. We explore how mobile phones and tech tools are improving literacy in Africa.
While many dyslexic Africans might not be aware of their condition, others don’t know how to navigate it at school or the workplace. Here are four tools that can help them succeed.
Holcim Group and CDC partner to build the world’s first 3D printed school in Malawi with plans for similar projects in Kenya and Zimbabwe. Another in Madagascar might be on the way.