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The University of North Carolina has already cancelled face-to-face classes. 

According to the latest BBC data, students of the prestigious Cambridge University will study remotely for the next year. The university administration announced that all classes will be moved online.

Google has presented new features thanks to which the process of distance learning can be considerably simplified. The company announced this in its official blog.

Researchers from the National Science Foundation and Baylor University (USA) have determined which music has the best effect on students when they are taking a test.

On September 16, 17, and 18, the Spanish student union plans to hold a general student strike. Students protest online education. 

About 463 million children were unable to continue their education online while their schools were closed due to the pandemic.

According to Trends, during the pandemic, investor interest in EdTech startups has skyrocketed.

In Italy, about 25% of households have no broadband internet access. This conclusion is based on data from a study by Uecoop, published on September 1.

We live in an era of rapid technological change, high competition in the market, and an abundance of entertainment for any taste.

The traditional education system today is going through an active transformation.

The international online education platform Lectera officially launched on June 18, 2020, when COVID-19 kept the world on a tight leash.

The education platform has analysed data from all of its courses over the past 12 months.

Some universities agree with the requirements of their students, while most schools are not going to lower their tuition fees.

The reason for the peaceful marches was a special algorithm that universities applied to downgrade scores of common school graduates and raised scores for students from private schools. As a result, about 40% of the applicants had their scores reduced.

HolonIQ has analyzed the work of about a thousand innovative education technology companies in CIS countries and the educational platform Lectera was in the top 100, even though our project was launched only three months ago! 

Despite the daily flurry of negative news about struggle, loan defaults, destruction and bankruptcy of existing businesses  that COVID-19 has caused,  investors should also be conscious of the fact that COVID-19 has created far greater business opportunities as well.

A study by the Strada Education Network has shown how attitudes towards in-person, blended (hybrid) and online education differ.

Minerva, a Silicon Valley startup, is successfully managing education amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, online education platforms will no doubt receive a powerful boost for development. As the problems associated with coronavirus infection spread far and wide, it shook the very foundation of many organizations, including the institutions of higher education. Experts are already predicting a steep decline in revenues of universities, and a need for their complete revamp.

Corporate training is necessary for a modern company – so employees could timely learn and apply the most relevant tools, teams would be as effective as possible, and the company would be attractive for high-quality professionals.

Despite the aspirations of the leaders of higher education, most US colleges do not plan to reopen in the coming fall. Although initially educational institutions did want to return to the standard in-person teaching regime in coming September, now only 24% are ready to do this.

In early July, the US government directed nonimmigrant international students to leave the country if their colleges switched to online education.

The coronavirus epidemic is not slowing down in the US and that means that colleges and universities will continue to teach students remotely. So, 46% of colleges plan to conduct classes online. The most prestigious schools in the country, such as Harvard, are switching to distance learning as well.

June 18, 2020 – The Lectera.com international educational online platform starts operation in four languages since today.