Mila Smart Semeshkina ranks number 42 on the Arabian Business’ list of 100 People you have to Know in Dubai. She is CEO of Lectera.com, an international group of companies with headquarters in Dubai, and is on track to become a UAE-based edtech unicorn with almost 3 million students in 60 countries
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Google to invest $2m in MENA tutoring platform
Launched in 2018, Scoodle is an online learning platform allowing students to connect with tutors globally. Made for tutors, by tutors, it is the first global platform to offer zero percent commission on bookings made
DIFC
EdAid: The blueprint for the hybrid higher education experience of the future
Covid-19 has redefined the future of work, and with unemployment soaring it is imperative that we focus on regional talent development and the jobs of the future, says Tom Woolf, founder and CEO of Ed Aid, an alternative lending platform that gives students access to university studies far more affordable
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Video: How the pandemic fast-tracked this multibillion-dollar industry
The coronavirus pandemic has been a real learning curve, not least for educators. But with many schools now reopening, questions are being asked about what the future of education might look like.
Google
Ex-Googler targets the Gulf with new teaching app
Scoodle app offers teaching across a broad spectrum of skills, ranging from music to languages to economics
Abu Dhabi
Certificate to success: Training Abu Dhabi’s smart employees of the future
Every course on online education provider Coursera is taught by top instructors from the world’s finest educational institutions
Abu Dhabi
Gallery: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed visits Al Asayel School in Khalifa City
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince spends time in class with pupils on first day of the academic year 2018-2019. Sheikh Mohamed urged pupils to enjoy school and seize the opportunity to learn and prepare themselves for the future.