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New locations for Scuola New pathway partnerships
Leonardo da Vinci announced
lAnguAge tertiAry
talian language provider N ew pathway partnerships have been
Scuola Leonardo da Vinci www. announced in the UK, USA and Australia.
Iscuolaleonardo.com has opened Study Group www.studygroup.com
two new campuses in Turin and unveiled a new partnership with Teesside Uni-
Viareggio, adding to existing centres versity in the UK, initially offering International
in Florence, Milan and Rome. Year One programmes with streams in Business
Wolfango Poggi, Marketing Manager of Scuola Leonardo da and Engineering & Computing. bit.ly/3rvPZNn
Vinci, said that the two new destinations complemented the group Kings Education www.kingseducation.com
portfolio and that partner agencies and students will now be able announced a partnership with Southern Oregon
to benefit from a wider programme offer. bit.ly/2UK3JrM University (pictured below) to establish a new
centre offering transfer programmes in the USA.
Courses offered provide transitions to the Uni-
ApplyBoard expands with versity of Oregon, top 50 and top 100 universi-
$300m investment ties in the USA after two-to-four semesters.
AssociAted
anada-headquartered
ApplyBoard, the higher
Ceducation application platform
for students and agencies, is
aiming to expand its products
and destinations after announcing CAN$375 million (US$300m) Jose Flores, US Managing Director for Kings,
investment in its latest funding round. said, “SOU offers an exceptional environment for
ApplyBoard www.applyboard.com announced the investment international students in a safe, beautiful and
following a Series D funding round led by the Ontario Teachers’ welcoming part of the US.” bit.ly/3xaviIh
Pension Plan Board through its Teachers’ Innovation Platform (TIP) Meanwhile, in Australia Navitas www.navitas.
which valued the company at CAN$4 billion. com confirmed a 10-year extension to its
The company said that with the funding it plans to develop pathway partnership with La Trobe University in
“dynamic and innovative new product offerings”, expand to Melbourne. bit.ly/3kPKBDE
more study abroad destinations, and to “grow its support And Sunshine Coast International College
teams at scale”. (SCIC) www.scic.nsw.edu.au has expanded its
At present, ApplyBoard offers access to more than 100,000 range of direct-entry pathway partnerships,
higher education programmes across 1,500 institutions in including an agreement with TAFE NSW and the
Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA. Read the full story at: development of online courses with Pacific
bit.ly/2UFmoVO Training Group. bit.ly/3i1tQUe

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