Mumbai-based Goenka Global Education (GGE, esb 2010) is the education vertical of the Goenka Inc., a diversified business conglomerate. GGE after partnering with Eduduster, a Finland education Company and Billabong High International School and Kangaroo Kids International Preschool, has started schools under the ‘Finland International School’ brand name. In 2022, GGE began the journey with opening of one school in …

Comments and quotes from experts, industry and academia July 15th is celebrated as World Youth Skills Day to recognize the importance of empowering young individuals with essential skills for employment, entrepreneurship, and holistic development. World Youth Skills Day highlights the urgency to invest in youth skill development. Today’s global landscape is driven by rapid digital transformation, changing consumer behavior, and evolving economic structures. In this digital era, technological literacy is no longer a …

By Balakrishnan Narayanan, Head of Analytics and Product at Fibe The rapidly evolving landscape of financial technology or fintech has revolutionized the way we conduct financial transactions, manage investments, and even think about money. Continuing with the trend for years, financial institutions are expected to increasingly develop or adopt capabilities of machine learning and artificial intelligence. The Fintech sector in India …

Randstad, the HR services company, has announced it is supporting UNICEF’s Passport to Earning (P2E) program in India with the goal of training 20,000 young people with the skills they need to enter the labor market. This project aims to upskill this talent pool via a series of skilling modules, during which they will receive training in digital productivity tools and methods, presentation skills, best practices …

A new study published recently says using a low-cost app called START (Screening Tools for Autism Risk using Technology), could open the door to help millions of children with autism spectrum conditions to get earlier screening quickly and inexpensively, leading to life-changing support.  Researchers from India, the UK and US tested the app with 131 two- to seven-year-olds living in …

On the eve of World Youth Skills Day, MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar flaged off first batch of Namda Art products for export to the UK The Namda craft of Kashmir is being successfully revived under a Skill India’s Pilot Project as part of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), with nearly 2,200 candidates from across six districts of the state, …