Mumbai, 18th April 2022: upGrad, Asia's higher EdTech major with a strong presence across the APAC, doubles down on the Vietnam region to address the strong-local demand for digital-first education as the country heads towards Industry 4.0.
The EdTech major has recently appointed Ex-OYO Dushyant Dwibedy as the Vietnam Country Head with a mandate to build a strong local team and initiate corporate & university partnerships. Dushyant Dwibedy will also support building long-lasting learning outcomes for the Vietnamese workforce. "Ambition levels in Vietnam are soaring, and we want to be at the heart of making career-changing courses and LifeLongLearning partners for students and working professionals. Outside of our offerings in certification, diplomas, degrees, and doctorates, we also see a large market for our upGrad Abroad initiative, as Vietnam is one of the larger markets for aspiring locals looking to go overseas for higher education", clarifies Dushyant Dwibedy.
Vietnam has over 1.5 million people joining the workforce every year, adding to its attractive market size for Lifelong Learners. Also, those requiring in-depth subject knowledge and excellent skill sets for all the careers of tomorrow.
Zubin Gandevia, CEO - APAC, upGrad, also commented, "We are assembling an advisory board here in Vietnam, forging strong partnerships with universities, and working on making all that we do very affordable, accessible, and career-changing for our learners. Vietnam includes interesting opportunities, and hence, our local and targeted focus will yield great results.”
"For upGrad, more than 35% of our revenues will come from the International markets. Therefore, our country-wise local focus is the way to go forward, as we contribute to the overall 1.3 billion global knowledge workers looking to fast forward their careers in this decade", concluded Mayank Kumar, Co-Founder & MD, upGrad, while commenting on the all-encompassing growth plan to penetrate deeper into the region.
About upGrad
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. It is one of the few Integrated LifeLongLearning Tech Companies in the world - spanning the college learner to the working professional from the age group of 18-50 years and across Undergrad courses, Campus & Job Linked Programs, Studying Abroad, short form to executive programs to Degrees, Masters and Doctoral - with a learner base of over 2 million across 100+ countries and over 300 University partners and a robust enterprise business with a client base of 1000 companies worldwide.
upGrad's Global Learning Engine rests on four pillars - (a) a massive repository of original & owned content and IP, (b) a best-in-class proprietary tech platform, (c)high touch human-led delivery service backed by coaches & mentors, and (d) an 85% course completion track record, backed by a further 80% career outcomes guaranteed performance.
Already termed Asia's higher EdTech leader, it has offices in the UK, USA, Middle East, India, Singapore & Vietnam, and many more countries.
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