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China's updated "education" law has banned local companies from providing tutoring services, attracting foreign investment in the edTech sector and listing on stock exchanges.  Analysts predict that the government will soon refuse to register new education companies.

Researchers from George Washington University presented a report on student surveillance software during their "remote learning." 

Since its launch in June 2020, online learning platform Lectera.com has shown some great results: apart from the company’s impressive growth rate, it has undergone noticeable qualitative change, while also receiving multiple international awards along the way.   

June 9, 2021 – Lectera, an international educational platform and an inventor of the Fast Education method, has been awarded Best Ongoing Education Solution Provider of the Year by EdTech Breakthrough. 

Leading UK universities have been forced to turn away hundreds of talented students due to an excessive flow of applications. The volume of applicants has exceeded all expectations. Consequently, British students, who until recently had hoped to receive a place in one of the top universities, have been left without any opportunity to gain a higher education this year.

On May the 10th, China's market regulator fined the online education platforms Yuanfudao and Zuoyebang 2.5 million yuan, which is about $389,000. The platforms were accused of misleading consumers.

The Indian Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has extended the deadline for the schools that failed to calculate class 10 exam results and submit them to the board on time until June the 30th.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) in India has submitted a blended education and teaching scheme proposal. This means that 40% of all lessons will be conducted online. This could lead to an overall change in the traditional educational system throughout the whole country.

The modern market for educational services allows you to acquire a master's degree or learn unique skills from the comfort of your own home.

In early 2021, the Senate of Kazakhstan adopted amendments to the law on education, which legally consolidated the concept of "distance education" and regulated the norms for its implementation.

According to experts' forecasts, the global online education market will grow to $ 319 billion over the next five years.

In early 2021, the Senate of Kazakhstan adopted amendments to the law on education. Now there is a constitutional provision to regulate the issues of conducting educational programs of the remote format and gives a clear definition of the concept of distance learning.

Due to the coronavirus and the mass transition to distance learning, the number of users of the Kazakh platform Daryn.Online, which is part of the Bugin Holding, reached 3 million by the end of 2020.

According to a Canalys study, as the world transitioned to telecommuting and distance or online learning in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, demand for computers around the world surged.

The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has issued guidelines for devising and implementing online technical education programmes.

According to an online survey conducted by IT solutions company " Learning Spiral", one in two children in India has difficulty accessing a digital education."

In 2020, many schools in India moved to online learning because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Ontario Ministry of Education is discussing legislation that would allow parents to enrol their children on remote learning programmes when the coronavirus epidemic ends. 

A study by the expert group Parole O Stili and the Toniolo Institute, published March 18, showed that school students are having difficulty transitioning to online learning.

The volume of the global EdTech market in 2020 was $227 billion, while the Russian market is about 30 billion rubles.

April 1, 2021 - CEO of Lectera.com Mila Semeshkina entered the top 10 founders of world's EdTech startups.

The coronavirus pandemic has seriously changed the traditional education system, forcing world universities to urgently adapt to the new environment.

At the end of 2020, the Chinese authorities recorded unprecedented demand for educational online platforms.

The world's most expensive educational startup from China, Yuanfudao, sponsored by the fund of Russian businessman Yuri Milner, announced that it plans to raise another $1 billion.