EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
prnewswire | November 12, 2020
Cygnus Education, a full-service performance marketing and enrollment management solutions provider dedicated to serving higher education institutions, has hired Don Alava as Executive Vice President of Marketing Services. Don will lead all marketing efforts aimed at strengthening Cygnus Education's position as a performance marketing leader in the higher education vertical. He brings more than 27 years of marketing leadership, driving advertising innovation and building award-winning online marketing strategies. Before coming to Cygnus, Don was VP of Marketing at a number of institutions including Universal Technical Institute and Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, together serving more than 20,000 students at 38 campuses. In this capacity, he created digital marketing strategies across multiple channels, as well as advanced marketing analytics and attribution modeling.
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EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
prnewswire | December 21, 2020
The plan to change a significant bit of the training framework online has been played with for quite a long time, as increasingly more online educational programs were gradually presented in colleges across the world. However, because of the pandemic and the social limitation that followed, online schooling, both from conventional and elective learning organizations, has become a pivotal piece of the training framework. For instance, online classes in Brown University have permitted understudies concentrating abroad and workforce directing examination outside of Providence to keep instructing at the University. "With the present standardization of online instruction, Brown can contact more crowds, including a bigger pool of pre-undergrads and graduate understudies, as the University had investigated before the pandemic," as per The Brown Daily Herald.
Other than the pandemic and its suggestions, the other main considerations driving the development of scholastic e-learning market size in the long haul are expanding advanced education e-Learning enlistments and the dispatch of new online degrees. Web based learning is likewise organized to save time and makes a few ways for vivid learning. Rather than being aloof, students can pick what they need to realize rapidly and effectively, from any place they are. What's more, as per information gave by Valuates Reports, the scholastic e-learning market size was esteemed at USD 103.8 Billion out of 2019 and is relied upon to develop CAGR 11.23% by 2025.
Meten EdtechX Education Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: METX) just declared breaking news with respect to a "solid recuperation of its lesser ELT business. Net billings and understudies enlistments of its lesser ELT business in October and November 2020 both surpassed the comparing period in 2019.
"The Company's junior ELT business continued to maintain its strong performance after the COVID-19 pandemic in China. From January to November 2020, the cumulative gross billings of the junior ELT business have recovered to approximately 76% of the same period in 2019. Moreover, the gross billings of junior ELT business in October and November increased by approximately 49% and 17%, respectively, compared to the same period last year, showing a positive step to profitability.
"The renewal and referral income from existing students accounted for approximately 60% of the gross billings, demonstrating the value of the junior ELT in terms of teaching quality, brand reputation and relatively low-cost customer acquisition channels. At the same time, the student enrollment has also recovered month by month with the gradual reopening of offline learning centers. The cumulative new student enrollment from January to November 2020 has recovered to approximately 71% of the same period last year, and the student enrollment in October and November 2020 has increased by approximately 46% and 24%, respectively, compared to the same period of last year. The overall expansion of student enrollment is in line with the Company's expectation.
"In addition to the continuous development of its existing business, the Company also plans to expand market coverage of its junior ELT business so as to explore the potentials or opportunities in the field of K-12 education service. Currently, the Company has launched Chinese and mathematics projects for the first time at its independent junior learning centers in Foshan, Guangdong Province, and Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, and these projects are progressing smoothly."
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edsurge | April 27, 2020
It has been over a month since most U.S. schools closed their doors. But what many hoped would be a temporary transition to remote learning has morphed into something more permanent, as many districts have announced they will not reopen for the rest of this academic year. The hasty rollout of new plans, and piecemeal changes to them, have flustered teachers and parents alike. “It’s really hard to have a routine with changing expectations week by week,” said Angela Estrella, an instructional coach at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education. “What seemed reasonable two weeks ago now does not seem so reasonable today.”
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