📣 Announcing the 2026 Europe EdTech 200. Plus: London EdTech Week, AI skills and policy moves.
The 2026 Europe EdTech 200 lands as London EdTech Week begins, puts AI, workforce, and EdTech in focus.
AI & Digital Innovation
📘 Education's new funding test: do graduates get hired?
US, UK, and state systems now define value by labor market results. How innovative systems are responding. Join the QS Innovation Webinar and Summits!
🗂️ University AI contracts are renewing, but what does effective AI adoption actually look like?
AI-university contracts renew, Google and UNICEF go global, and OpenAI plants its first international lab in Singapore. Explore the AI Capability Framework.
Universities show up at every stage of EdTech innovation. Read the report on Edtech Ecosystem Hubs.
EdTech Ecosystem Hubs are changing how innovation moves from idea to adoption, and universities play a critical role. New events to attend. $200M partnership for health, education and econ mobilty.
Workforce skills: consolidation on one track, free access on the other
Workforce and AI skills demand is on the rise again, but markets and governments are solving it very differently. Download and read the EdTech Ecosystem Hubs Report. Innovation events to attend in 2026.
🔬 Evidence, education, and EdTech: a new era of outcomes accountability.
Inside the studies, labs, and partnerships shifting how leading institutions compete. Read the EdTech Ecosystem Hubs Report. Innovation events to note in 2026.
🎓 The micro credential economy is evolving…at the speed of trust.
Institutions are increasingly designing micro credentials for workforce outcomes, but only 32% report any fiscal benefit. As AWS makes its credentials free and incumbent platforms consolidate, the landscape of solutions is evolving fast. Accountability for outcomes is imminent.
📍Career Navigation in 2026: expanding entry points, evolving pathways.
Career navigation is expanding. More entry points, more pathways, and more pressure on institutions to help learners move through the system, not just into it. AI upskilling from Saudi Arabia to Ireland, a $750M gift to UT Austin, and what's ahead for Innovation at QS.
📈 At $512M, EdTech funding shows restraint vs retreat, fewer deals and sharper focus.🏆 Announcing the 2025 North America EdTech 200.
EdTech funding in Q1 reaches $512M as capital concentrates in employability. Announcing The 2026 North America Edtech 200. Today: The rise of digital and flex learning!
🔁 Beyond efficiency: AI as the workflow layer for teaching & learning? The EdTech AI 400 & the Innovation Webinar Series.
AI embeds more deeply in the workflow of learning, teaching, and work - plus the latest market moves & events. Join us in London 🇬🇧 June and December, and 🖥️ online next week for conversations that get to the heart of innovation and technology in education.
⭐ East Asia’s AI buildout sets a standard for digital fluency. Innovation events not to miss.
A new baseline for digital citizenship is emerging, with AI fluency becoming a core societal skill. Global frameworks with cross border influence. AI & Innovation events not to miss!
⚖️ Teaching judgment may be Higher Ed’s most important role.
Judgment rises as a core skill, while AI partnerships and programs expand globally. AI in Higher Education Webinar 31 March.