Mumbai, January 25th, 2017: betterU, India’s largest online marketplace for education recently announced its partnership with Carleton University’s Canada-India Centre for Excellence (CICE), a research and training center to promote bilateral ties between the India and Canada. CICE’s programs have been brought on board by betterU with the ambition to provide a range of educational content on betterU’s platform. The partnership comes as a result of a joint focus of the corporations to create access to quality content and education and facilitate overall upliftment of the education sector in India.
“betterU is moving towards a future for e-learning that directs one to better their opportunities not only in India, but in the global markets as well. To fulfil that, we need to increase the exposure of students on culture, business ethics, networking opportunities with peers, executives, and leaders. CICE is the perfect opportunity for Indian students to maximize their acquaintance with the Canadian setup and understand issues in detail.” said Bradley Loiselle, CEO, betterU announcing the partnership.
The courses which will be made available on betterU’s platform will help foster the understanding of skills and training required for next generation of global jobs in the knowledge-based economy. These courses which are provided in the form of experiential learning experiences and are taught by seasoned academicians in science, engineering, businesses, and more.
“We are excited to collaborate with betterU as it is the perfect gateway for us to enter the Indian market, given that they share our objective of imparting knowledge through technology. Skilling of Indian youth is a significant priority for India, and given that Canada is home to some incredible academic education training institution, we at CICE would like to bring those opportunities to Indian students. The association will bring with it, new and unique custom courses created to meet the demands of India users, with respect to the content and cost.” said Harry Sharma, Manager CICE.
About betterU:
betterU, an online education technology company, aims to provide access to quality education from around the world in order to foster growth and opportunity to those who want to better their lives. The company plans to bridge the prevailing gap in the education and job industry and enhance the lives of its prospective learners by developing an integrated ecosystem. betterU’s offerings can be categorized into four broad functions: to compliment school programs with flexible supporting KG-12 programs preparing children for next stage of education, to foster an exceptional educational environment by providing befitting skills that lead to a better career, to bridge the gap between one’s existing education and prospective job requirement by training them and lastly, to connect the end user to various job opportunities. For further information, please visit www.betteru.in
About CICE:
The Canada-India Centre for excellence, established in 2012, is a research and training centre located in the heart of Canada’s capital, Ottawa. The centre’s mandate is three folds: support policy relevant research, offer capacity building/training program, and disseminate knowledge about the Canada-India relations. The Centre works closely with Carleton University’s researchers and faculty members implement its mandate. Providing exposure to Indian students to Canada is a core part of CICE’s mandate.