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Coworking space for international students Outcome-Hub launches in Melbourne
Victorian startup Outcome.Life has today launched a new hub designed for Melbourne’s international students with new business ideas dubbed Outcome-Hub.
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Connect Education is getting top-scoring high school graduates to tutor current students
Connect Education is offering students an online platform that allows them to completing practice work developed and guided by graduate students.
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Hobart startup AirParents connects parents to help each other with childcare
To help parents connect with others in their school or local community willing to lend a helping hand is Hobart startup AirParents.
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Wellington financial literacy startup Banqer partners with Netwealth to launch in Australia
Wellington startup Banqer has expanded to Australia, partnering with Netwealth to see 15,000 students across the country receive free access to the platform.
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Quitch is a gamified learning app looking to keep university students engaged outside the classroom
Gamified learning app Quitch reminds students outside the classroom via push notifications to answer timed quiz questions based on their coursework.
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Adelaide startup Makers Empire is teaching kids STEM through an interactive 3D printing app
Adelaide startup Makers Empire has developed an app and teaching kit that allows kids to create 3D designs which can later be printed.
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NSW Government announces inaugural board of the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship
The NSW government has announced the inaugural board for the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship, which will be chaired by former Professor Mark Wainwright.
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Canberra edutech startup Quizling to pitch at SxSWedu Launch competition in Austin
Edutech startup Quizling has been selected to take part in the SxSWedu Launch competition, the only Australian startup set to pitch at this year’s event.
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The Stitch Up to pitch at River City Labs after winning inaugural Entrepreneurs Club at St Paul’s School
Brisbane’s St Paul’s School earlier this year partnered with River City Labs to launch an Entrepreneurs Club to help prepare students for the changing economy.
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International social startup competition the Hult Prize announces focus on refugee crisis
The international social startup competition the Hult Prize is already underway at the University of Sydney to find young entrepreneurs with a passion to solve a single global problem. This years focus is around the world refugee crisis and students from over 150 countries will participate for the chance to win US$1 million in prizes.
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Showpo’s colour changing dress is not real, but it may be the future…
Jane Lu was part of a stunt, created by a joint partnership between Samsung and Questacon to close the growing STEM gap in Australia.
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Tank Stream Labs partners with Austern International to help its residents find interns
Sydney coworking community Tank Stream Labs has partnered with edutech startup Austern International to connect its resident companies to eager young talent for paid internships.
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MIT launches Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in Queensland in 2017
One of the world’s most reputable universities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MIT] has announced it will bring its Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp to Queensland. As part of a government-led partnership with MIT, next year a week-long intensive bootcamp for entrepreneurs will run at Queensland University of Technology [QUT].
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Melbourne edutech startup Stile looks to change STEM learning in primary schools
Launched in 2014 by Australia’s now chief scientist Alan Finkel, Melbourne edutech startup Stile looks to replace textbooks with digital platforms for students to engage with content in a way that makes more sense to a tech-generation.
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Sydney startup The Footnotes is an online magazine informing students to think beyond their degree
Sydney startup The Footnotes addresses the attrition rate of university dropouts through an online magazine that offers content on post schooling study recommendations.
