Tag: edtech
BasicFirst announces ‘Teachers Stock Options’
To celeberate Teachers Day, BasicFirst, the Indian edtech company has decided to announce ESOPs or employee stock options, for its full-time as well as...
Hero Vired announces Scholarship Advantage for higher education aspirants and professionals...
Hero Vired, India’s premium edtech company for professionals and higher education aspirants, has announced Hero Vired Scholarship Advantage to make its top-of-the-line programs accessible...
uFaber to expand team by 1,000 employees, offers WFH roles
The edutech startup, uFaber, is gearing up to expand its team over the next six months. It will take on 1,000 employees in work-from-home...
‘upGrad for Business’ to upskill 1 lakh women in data &...
upGrad for Business, the B2B arm of the South Asian higher edtech company, upGrad, will soon collaborate with corporates to train more than one...
Great Learning to expand team by 1,000 this year
The edtech company will begin by hiring about 300 to 500 people for its new certificate and degree programmes in technology and management, in...
LearnVern raises over USD 1 million funding
Ahmedabad-based edtech platform, LearnVern, has managed to raise more than one million US dollars in funding from international investors. The fund invests in strong...
upGrad introduces flexibility, grants ESOPs
upGrad, the online education firm, has decided to reward its employees for its success in the year 2020, by granting ESOPs or employee stock...
Unacademy triples valuation to $1.45 bn; enters unicorn club
Gaurav Munjal-led Unacademy tripled its valuation to 1.45 billion after raising funds
to the tune of $150 million from Masayoshi Son-led Softbank’s Vision Fund 2.
The...
Edtech Superapp Ken42 appoints Itisha Peerbhoy as head, marketing
Edtech Superapp Platform Ken42 has announced the appointment of Itisha Peerbhoy as the company’s Head-Marketing and R&D, Pedagogy. Itisha will be leading the Marketing...
GlobalShala launches “Superhero U” competition
Edtech venture GlobalShala has recently announced the launch of their one-of-a-kind “Superhero U” competition with an aim to accelerate United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals...
upGrad appoints Preeti Kaul as president-HR
eLearning company, upGrad brings on board Preeti Kaul as president of human resources. She will be based out of the online higher education company's...
Edtech firms in India surging ahead
With the online education sector reported to have the potential to touch $1.96 billion in the next two years, online education technology startup, Springboard,...
Your leadership or your life?
Are you a Leadership Coach or a Life Coach? A tantalising question, no doubt. How would you answer? The response could be a simple...
Restaurant willing to pay $50,000 to dishwasher
A restaurant in Vancouver is willing to pay $50,000 annually to a dishwasher. The job vacancy posted by Handi Grill says that it will...
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How Samsung R&D Centre maintains a ‘learning while working’ culture
Samsung R&D Centre, Bangalore (SRI-B), which is one of the largest research and development (R&D) facilities for Samsung outside Korea. Over 10,000 researchers are...
Non-working week in Russia; COVID-19 infections on the rise
Starting October 30, Russia will be going into a non-working week to control the rapid spread of COVID-19 infections in the country. President Vladimir...
Activision Blizzard sacks 20 employees involved in workplace harassment
American video game holding company, Activision Blizzard Inc. has fired more than 20 of its employees on Tuesday. The said individuals, including some senior...
Deadline to apply for TCS’ ‘Smart Hiring Programme’ is Nov. 2
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is inviting freshers to apply for its 'Smart Hiring Programme'. Under the programme, interested fresh graduates will be given an...
DIALOGUE
“If CEO is the father of an organisation, CHRO is the mother,” Pankaj Lochan
Q. You have been shuttling between HR and manufacturing roles. Was it a well-thought out strategy or did you just go with the flow...
Binding multi-faceted employees with Titan Values
Titan has different sets of employees for different functions and verticals, ranging from the shopfloor to the retail stores. How do you bring in...
The right people policy for startups – Madan Nagaldinne
You happen to have worked mostly with large organisations. How different is it working for a startup now?
When you have worked for big...
