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How edtech solution MAPPEN is stepping up to help schools through COVID-19 closures

Schools have already begun the shift to distance-education, which uses technology to ensure that learning remains teacher-directed and follows the mandated curriculum and lesson plans in place at each school, with the support of solutions like MAPPEN.

This tech startup is here to change how international students apply to study in...

Three brothers Nick, Mike and Guilherme from Brazil, who are currently living in Australia, have been working on Brigie's development since November 2016.

Government launches Australia’s first sharing economy accelerator, The Sharing Hub

The Sharing Hub will be helping to drive the sharing economy in Australia by showing its value financially alongside other value exchanges to the environment and community. The Hub’s vision is to grow collaborative consumption in Australia by 20X by 2025.

The first sharing economy start-up accelerator in Australia has been launched

The Sharing Hub will be a vibrant community which aims to accelerate the life cycle of young and disruptive startups shaping the industry, and allow access to education, mentorship and investment opportunities.

Spark Festival is back to celebrate start-ups and innovation in Sydney this October

In only its second year, having rebranded from the highly successful Startup Week Sydney in 2015, Spark Festival is Australia's leading startup festival, organised by the startup community for the startup community. The first round of Spark Festival’s program features over 50 events across tracks including The Startup Journey, HealthTech, Going Global, Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber Security, Social Enterprise, Fintech, Education, Diversity and more.

A state-of-the art virtual and augmented reality complex is being set up in Wellington

A feasibility study for ProjectR has begun, which will include developing designs for the state-of-the-art complex, and has been funded by some Wellington-based IT and technology businesses, who are collaborating on the project.

Foster your kids’ potential – they could turn out to be great entrepreneurs [VIDEO]

Cameron Herold says this child might be an entrepreneur. Below he calls for parenting and education that helps would-be entrepreneurs flourish both as kids and as adults.

11 innovators scooped up $300k funding in under three minutes at this pitch event

The inaugural Optus Future Makers program, launched earlier this year, is designed to foster digital innovation that has the ability to change the social landscape.

An Aussie tech start-up is quickly going global because international students love its unique...

Holistic education services provider, Cohort Solutions, continues to grow globally, announcing that its payment platform Cohortpay is now in 60 countries

This former Google employee is opening a futuristic first-of-its-kind learning centre for HSC students...

A new Google-inspired HSC learning centre will open its doors today with a mission to train the brightest young minds in Sydney for stellar careers in science, medicine, mathematics and English courtesy of Richard Chua's Talent 100.

Give me data and I’ll give you a decision [VIDEO]

You may have heard of the Fitzroy Academy of Getting Shit Done. It brought together a bunch of people who know how to actually...

This start-up was born, re-born and won $5 million in funding [VIDEO]

Startup Nation is funproject’s latest documentary series that takes a sneak peek into the emerging start-up scene in Melbourne. In this first episode, we delve...

Australia needs to stop complaining about job cuts and focus on solving the problem-o

Did you hear about the first budget that Tasmanian Treasurer Peter Gutwein handed down on 2 September 2014? The plans to cut 700 full-time public...

Autodesk pledges AUD 25 million to make our kids smarter (than they already are)

Ever been outsmarted by a kid with a smartphone? Marvel at the way a toddler uses an iPad like it’s second nature while you...

A Purple Cow helps an Orange Robot get to the market (this isn’t a...

Of Purple Cows and Orange Robots Brenton O’Brien, CEO of robotics manufacturer Microbric, has been developing robots for use by teachers and hobbyists (with moderate...

Australian developer is bringing game-based learning to China. Sounds like fun!

It’s no secret that kids in China are put through tremendous academic stress, so much so that last year, the Chinese government had even...

From a boss, like a boss: Boss Camp Adelaide educates young entrepreneurs

Admit it: You’d love to walk down the street shouting ‘I gotta business - like a Boss!’ à la the Lonely Island. Okay, maybe that’s...

Why Yellow Banana may be the future of learning anything online

Online education has boomed. Many universities are offering online courses as a matter of, erm, course. Some are partnering with online businesses that offer...

What do girls get about business that women don’t?

My Club Kidpreneur Foundation celebrated International Women’s day this week with the launch of a unique new entrepreneurial program as part of our collaboration...

At 31, Steve Jobs had a moment of insight. He shared it in a...

There is no doubt that technology is changing education. Sugata Mitra has a vision for how education needs to change from this moment onwards. But, back...
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