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upGrad enters Pacific Region to set up the largest Institute of Medical Sciences

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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UIMS is expected to invite enrolments from the second half of June this year.

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  • UIMS is expected to invite enrolments from the second half of June this year.
  • This initiative is a part of our multi-campus strategy where we aim to set up at least 3 medical schools in the Pacific region along with a few more in select geographies.
  • upGrad has on-boarded Debtirtha Banerjee to spearhead operations in Pacific region and across select geographies for setting up other medical schools.
  • of Vanuatu with a new tranche of technology and financial aid and the ability to scale across boundaries.

upGrad enters Pacific Region to set up the largest Institute of Medical Sciences

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Workforce, Government, GOI, Medicine, Health care, Curriculum, Health, Ministry, Port Vila Central Hospital, Renewable energy, Republic, Advertising, Corporation, Slum upgrading, Growth, UIMS, Nursing, Health insurance, Pharmaceutical industry, Publishing, Education

UIMS is expected to invite enrolments from the second half of June this year.

Key Points: 
  • UIMS is expected to invite enrolments from the second half of June this year.
  • This initiative is a part of our multi-campus strategy where we aim to set up at least 3 medical schools in the Pacific region along with a few more in select geographies.
  • upGrad has on-boarded Debtirtha Banerjee to spearhead operations in Pacific region and across select geographies for setting up other medical schools.
  • of Vanuatu with a new tranche of technology and financial aid and the ability to scale across boundaries.

Dan Rosensweig joins Asia's Edtech major upGrad's Board of Directors

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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NEW YORK, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia's largest Integrated Learning Skilling & Workforce development company upGrad today announced Dan Rosensweig, a longtime Silicon Valley Executive joining its Board of Directors.

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  • NEW YORK, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia's largest Integrated Learning Skilling & Workforce development company upGrad today announced Dan Rosensweig, a longtime Silicon Valley Executive joining its Board of Directors.
  • He comes on board as an Independent Non-Executive Director and joins the current senior representatives from Singapore-based investor Temasek and International Finance Corporation (IFC).
  • As President and CEO of Chegg (NYSE: CHGG) since 2010, Dan Rosensweig has transformed the company into the leading, student-first connected learning platform.
  • Dan also serves on the Board of Adobe and is a senior advisor to TPG Growth Ventures & Kleiner Perkins.

Dan Rosensweig joins Asia's Edtech major upGrad's Board of Directors

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
CHGG, Workplace, International Finance Corporation, Workforce, PE, NYSE, Silicon, Partnership, Slum upgrading, Thought, University, Chairperson, Education, Temasek, Management, Chegg, Paleogeography of the India–Asia collision system

NEW YORK, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia's largest Integrated Learning Skilling & Workforce development company upGrad today announced Dan Rosensweig, a longtime Silicon Valley Executive joining its Board of Directors.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia's largest Integrated Learning Skilling & Workforce development company upGrad today announced Dan Rosensweig, a longtime Silicon Valley Executive joining its Board of Directors.
  • He comes on board as an Independent Non-Executive Director and joins the current senior representatives from Singapore-based investor Temasek and International Finance Corporation (IFC).
  • As President and CEO of Chegg (NYSE: CHGG) since 2010, Dan Rosensweig has transformed the company into the leading, student-first connected learning platform.
  • Dan also serves on the Board of Adobe and is a senior advisor to TPG Growth Ventures & Kleiner Perkins.

Assessment of India's EdTech Sector 2023: Featuring Byju's, Eruditus, Lead, PhysicsWallah, Unacademy, Upgrad & Vedantu - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023
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The "Assessment of India's EdTech Sector 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Assessment of India's EdTech Sector 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • India has one of the biggest higher education systems globally and enrolls over 70 million students.
  • Also, over the past 20 years the country has created an additional capacity for over 40 million students.
  • The unicorns in the sector include Byju's, Eruditus, Unacademy, PhysicsWallah, Lead, Upgrad, and Vedantu.

upGrad signs 335,000 sq. ft space for expansion across 4 cities

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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Continuing its high growth trajectory, upGrad has signed up new leases in the last few months for 335,000 sq.

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  • Continuing its high growth trajectory, upGrad has signed up new leases in the last few months for 335,000 sq.
  • ft to be utilised for office spaces, offline campuses, housing for learners, studios, and training rooms for a growing roster of teachers and faculty.
  • ft in Mumbai for its learner housing program where the students have also turned architects to design their facility, 20,000 sq.
  • ft in Sector 125 in Noida for their Study Abroad division - upGrad Abroad, and 50,000 sq.

upGrad to launch 10 Global Campuses; sets target to hire 1000 PhDs

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Monday, November 7, 2022
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The X factor to UGDX is added by its recently acquired Data Science, AI, ML-focused offline institute - INSOFE.

Key Points: 
  • The X factor to UGDX is added by its recently acquired Data Science, AI, ML-focused offline institute - INSOFE.
  • UGDX is slated to reach operational break-even in 5 (five) Quarters from its launch.
  • The plan is also to have faculty recruitments in various geographies and shall use technology to seamlessly integrate campuses, faculty, and corporates within one ecosystem.
  • upGrad - started in 2015 is a pioneer in the online education revolution, focused on powering career success for a global workforce of over 1.3 billion.

upGrad achieves 60:40 Gender Diversity Mark; Aims to Deploy Global D&I Strategy to Make It Equal By 2023

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Monday, October 10, 2022
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Commenting on the development, Saurabh Deep Singla, CHRO, upGrad said, Participation of women in the workforce continues to remain a matter of discussion not just within India Inc but globally.

Key Points: 
  • Commenting on the development, Saurabh Deep Singla, CHRO, upGrad said, Participation of women in the workforce continues to remain a matter of discussion not just within India Inc but globally.
  • We are also enhancing our existing women-centric sabbatical policies that will allow them to prioritise family for accelerating work-life harmony.
  • Its our commitment and constant endeavour to build an all-inclusive ecosystem that overlooks gender biases and promotes equality and active participation for such leaders across the board.
  • upGrad - started in 2015 is a pioneer in the online education revolution, focused on powering career success for a global workforce of over 1.3 billion.

upGrad names Srikanth Iyengar as CEO - Workforce Development for North America & Europe

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Monday, September 26, 2022
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upGrad, Asia's largest higher edtech company, has made another senior appointment to its leadership team - with the hiring of Srikanth Iyengar who joins as the CEO - Workforce Development, effective September 2022.

Key Points: 
  • upGrad, Asia's largest higher edtech company, has made another senior appointment to its leadership team - with the hiring of Srikanth Iyengar who joins as the CEO - Workforce Development, effective September 2022.
  • Srikanth has over 2 decades of work experience spanning North America and Europe.
  • We are confident that upGrads Workforce Development proposition will help our clients address this problem in a scalable and holistic manner.
  • I am really excited to be joining such a high-performing team and to help build a truly special organisation going forward, concluded Srikanth Iyengar, CEO - Workforce Development.