The iHub has selected 12 startups to join Cohort II of the Mastercard Foundation's Edtech Fellowship in Kenya
Twelve EdTech startups have been selected by the Injini team in South Africa to participate in six-month accelerator program funded by the Mastercard Foundation
African Union's declaration of 2024 as the year of education is pivotal in the continent’s efforts to achieve SDG 4
The Mastercard Foundation Edtech Fellowship is transforming the Edtech sector in Africa, and this programme is a manifestation of the success ahead.
The future is for those who will embrace technology, and the education sector needs to embrace this and prepare children for the future of work.
Description: Results for the 2023 KCPE Exam have been released by the Ministry of Education, with 8,525 pupils scoring over 400 marks in the national exam.
The world has shaped into a global village, accelerating the need to prepare students for an interconnected world through collaborative learning.
EdTechs in Africa have raised a significant amount of money in the recent past, and here is a compilation of some that have raised over a million dollars in pre-seed and seed funding.
The role of education is preparing children for the future, and the world's future is in technology; this makes it crucial in today's classrooms.
It is that time of the year for assessing finalists, and KCPE, KCSE and KPSEA candidates may benefit from a tip or two on success.
Kenya has been undertaking education reforms in the last one year, but parliament has put a halt to that to make laws that support the changes.
One of the recommendations by the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) was to change the KCSE grading structure, and it takes effect this year.
Sub-Saharan Africa kids will benefit from digital personalized learning solutions to reduce the 89% rate of kids who cannot read and understand at the age of 10.
The Edtech landscape in Africa is shifting positively, powered by organizations like Injini. More such organizations are needed to spur Edtech growth in Africa.
The World Bank is playing a central role to improve education outcomes in the developing countries through their education-tailored programs.
The new university funding model has come with a good decision for under-age applicants. The National ID card will not be a requirement for them to apply.
As first year university students gear for admission, the new university funding model is proving to be a pain point.
The EdTech Hub is a global research partnership that develops and delivers evidence in EdTech that African startups can leverage to make better solutions.
One of the world's best valued EdTechs, BYJU's, is undergoing a troubled time, owing to financial and management matters at the company.
The Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms has recommended changes in the CBC education system in Kenya to improve educational outcomes.
The Edtech space in Kenya has gained a great boost with the injection of Mastercard’s foundation through the Edtech Fellowship Programme spearheaded by iHub
The CBC curriculum may not fully solve the challenge of disparities in quality of education across social classes as intended, here is why.
The new funding model for universities proposed by the government of President William Ruto may make or break the higher education system.
Universal literacy can only be attained through careful and deliberate steps that include adequate financing in education, but is Kenya meeting the threshold?
Twelve Edtech startups in South Africa selected for the first cohort of Mastercard Foundation’s fellowship program in in partnership with Injini.
Education faced unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, but lessons picked from the period are shaping the future of education in Africa and beyond.
CBC is based on seven competencies that a learner must gain by the end of the process. The Kenyan CBC curriculum has seven CBC competencies that herein explained in depth.
Edtech is an ongoing revolution in Africa, and this article discusses edtech in Africa, the leading edtech startups in Africa, and the impact of education technology in the continent.
Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in Kenya is having its first JSS class, and the transition from primary school to JSS has faced a myriad of challenges.
Digital skills are acquired through digital literacy programs. This article describes what digital literacy entails and the skills one may acquire from a DLP.
This artificial intelligence in education article discusses the meaning of artificial intelligence (AI), role of AI in education, and gives the case study of ChatGPT as an AI tool in education.
BYJU's, as of October 2022, was valued at US$22 billion. It is one of the few global startup unicorns in education technology. What factors have helped BYJU's become one of the leading EdTech companies in the world?
We are currently living in a world driven by technology, and the education sector has not been left out. We explore the impact of emerging technology on education.
CBC in Kenya focuses on developing specific competencies in students, rather than just imparting knowledge.
In today's technology-driven era, computer literacy is crucial, and if our teachers are not equipped with this knowledge, how can we expect to prepare our children for the modern world.
Child internet security is a great concern in the modern world, hence the need to understand the dangers of internet exposure to children and the tips to ensure child online safety.
Digital learning tools like video-based learning, mobile learning and personalized learning are the face of education technology.
Mastercard Foundation is shaping the future of education technology through partnerships with other organizations, and this one with CcHub is one such partnership.
