Closing the cybersecurity skills gap takes investment and partnership. Tickets almost gone. Don't miss the Back to School Summit.

Hello 👋

Cybersecurity in education has shifted from a technical problem to a talent-driven challenge. With threats evolving rapidly, governments, universities, and tech companies are racing to upskill the next generation of cyber professionals. The UK’s £187M TechFirst program tackles workforce shortages, while Pakistan scales financial cybersecurity training to strengthen digital infrastructure.

Tech companies are stepping in as partners: Google Cloud with Delhi University delivers AI-driven cybersecurity training, and BlackBerry & TMU’s Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst are building Canada’s national talent pipeline. These collaborations show that closing the skills gap requires cross-sector action, blending government, academia, and industry.

AI is rewriting the rules of upskilling. At Black Hat USA 2025, Praetorian and CyberProAI launched CICD attack chain training, signaling a shift toward hands-on, AI-powered learning. As AI increases both threat complexity and defense sophistication, cybersecurity programs are prioritizing AI literacy, automation, and adaptive problem-solving, setting the stage for the next generation of cyber talent.

🇺🇸 Only 10 tickets left. Register today or miss your spot!

Join CEOs, University Presidents, Tech Leaders, Investors and more at at the 2025 Back to School Summit, September 9–11 in New York City. Register Today - This summit is almost sold out. Registration will close tomorrow!

⭐ AI & Digital Innovation Spotlight

🤖 ChatGPT has launched a new feature called QuizGPT that allows students to create interactive flashcards for studying and exam preparation, enabling users to access personalized exam practice.

⚛  LG Group is establishing Korea's first company-operated AI graduate school approved by the government, in an effort to nurture AI talents.

⚡Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College is partnering with IBM and Northrop Grumman to develop AI education programs tailored to meet employer needs.

🤝 Policy & Partnerships

🤖 Indonesia will introduce computer programming and AI as elective subjects in tuition-free schools beginning in the 2025–2026 academic year, emphasizing deep-learning principles and aiming to develop computational thinking aligned with national education policy.

🎓 The IIT Council formed a task force to align curriculum with AI developments, and the mandate includes research commercialization, PhD education reform, regional language inclusion, and industry-academia collaboration.

💡 Ohio became the first US state to require all K-12 public school districts to adopt AI use policies, and districts must adopt a policy by July 1, 2026, addressing privacy, data quality, ethics, fair use, and academic honesty.

💪 Power Moves & Funding

🎓 China will introduce a “K visa” on October 1 to attract foreign STEM graduates from top universities, offering extended entry, stay, and work flexibility without domestic sponsorship. 

🗣 Sdui, a K-12 communication platform based in Germany, has secured an investment of $110M to accelerate learning by streamlining administration, data retrieval, and communication.

💸 Boost My School, a fundraising platform for K-12 schools, raised $10M to help advancement teams fundraise more effectively for their schools.

🔢 Matiks, an Indian math learning platform, has secured $3.1M in funding to develop its gamified math learning platform.

📈 Arcade, a sales training platform, has acquired Upduo, a retail AI technology company to launch 'Arcade AI Sales Leader', combining gamification with AI coaching tools to improve retail sales performance.

🎯 Modern Campus, a Canadian retention and student success provider, has received investment from Providence Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on education technology businesses.