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This new language app is like Netflix meets Masterclass, but for learning French

Fast Company Tech

Julien Frei and Lea Perret [Image: 6pm in Paris] Learning as a lifelong journey Perret imagined 6pm in Paris as a way to help students learn French beyond the classroom. Since the pandemic, her team also launched online classes toover 50,000 students. The outputs may be similar but the motivations are different.

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Financing for students startup StudentFinance raises $5.3M seed from Giant and Armilar

TechCrunch

Fintech startup StudentFinance — which allows educational institutions to offer success-based financing for students — has raised a $5.3 StudentFinance launched in Spain first, followed by Germany and Finland, with the U.K. million (€4.5 million) seed round co-led by Giant Ventures and Armilar Venture Partners.

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5 takeaways from the Salesforce.org trends in higher education report

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Together with Ipsos and the Chronicle of Higher Education, Salesforce.org surveyed more than 2,000 students and staff across 10 countries to better understand their needs amidst the tumult of the pandemic. Emphasize career opportunities to attract students. Highlight career support offerings to attract prospective students. .

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Apple implements verification system for education discounts in the US

TechSpot

According to the company’s website, one in every three students in the US, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Italy and Spain are UNiDAYS members. UNiDAYS is a service that verifies education status and aggregates discounts that members can take advantage of.

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Zenjob nabs $50M for its student job matching marketplace

TechCrunch

More money for casual job-matching in Europe: Zenjob , a marketplace platform that targets students looking for side jobs in sectors like retail, logistics and hospitality and promises to connect them with employers in need of temporary labor, has closed a $50 million Series D round of funding.

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5 takeaways from the Salesforce.org trends in higher education report

Tableau

Together with Ipsos and the Chronicle of Higher Education, Salesforce.org surveyed more than 2,000 students and staff across 10 countries to better understand their needs amidst the tumult of the pandemic. Emphasize career opportunities to attract students. Highlight career support offerings to attract prospective students.

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Singapore-based edtech Cialfo gets $40M led by Square Peg and SEEK

TechCrunch

Applying to colleges is one of the hardest parts of high school, especially for students who want to study abroad. The team told TechCrunch in an email that Pasari was prompted by his own experiences as a student. As a result, students were left to navigate the college application process on their own.