Education & Training
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min readThere is an interference of technology in every aspect of our daily life. Technology has invaded the educational sector as well and for the betterment of future. The artificial intelligence market in the US education sector is likely to grow at a CAGR of 47.50% during the period 2017-2021. The Union Budget has pegged an outlay of ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min readIndia currently lacks as many as 1.4 million trained teachers to meet the needs of learners. According to University Grants Commission, this lack is hampering the educational growth of an estimated 250-300 million students in India. According to industry sources, the size of private tutoring industry in India is estimated to $15 billion. Of this, ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 6 min readFLAME University is committed to enhancing the educational experience of students by encouraging them and providing opportunities to operate in multilingual and multicultural settings at an international level. Need of internationalisation has been noticed in the Indian education industry due to stagnant growth and less diversification. Through collaboration, exchange and study abroad programs undertaken by ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min readEmerge of eLearning has proved to be a boon for the educational industry, especially for the K-12 education sector.Brain scans show that students who took a hands-on approach to learning had activation in sensory and motor-related parts of the brain when they later thought about concepts such as angular momentum and torque.Thus, eLearning plays an ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min readEducation is a booming market for startups right now. The concept of Education startups is rising in terms of changing perceptions and expectations of people. Constant innovations along with the proliferation of internet and smart-phones have triggered a fundamental change in how school and college students as well as professionals seek new skills and learning. ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min readA famous quote by Benjamin Franklin ‘An investment in knowledge pays the best interest’ has a correlation with this article. Today, it is clearly evident to witness that education has not only transformed lives, but has also offered profitable business opportunities for multiple edupreneurs. There can be no other noble profession other than imparting knowledge ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min readThere’s been no better time for Edtech startups in India and the market is primed for disruption. Learners are actively looking for high-value and time-flexible alternatives to mainstream education choices. Institutions are finally reaching smartphones, realising that they can’t communicate or educate students through conventional means. Edtech, however, is a challenging industry with some of ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readAn Ernst and Young report titled ‘Higher Education in India: Vision 2030’ reveals that private schools account for 40% of student enrolment in the K-12 sector at present, and an additional 1,30,000 private schools are required to educate every child in the country. This demand, combined with issues such as rote learning, poor student-teacher ratio ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 6 min readVocational Education or skill based education are same thing for which the demand has accelerated due to shortage of skilled labour in India. Vocational education aims to enhance skills of the students that help them to grow beyond basic education and learn some real life skills at the time of their learning period. At present, ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readK12 schooling is the most important phase of student’s life that helps to define goal and purpose that one has to achieve. Education and food are both important to survive in this competitive world. Education is critical to improve our society and for sustainable development of country. Quality schooling system has become a need in ...