Edutech

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Website www.edutech.com Founded 1991 Type of business Private		Headquarters Dubai Number of employees 250

Industry Educational technologies, Human Capital Management, Training and development Area served Middle East, India, United States Key people ASF Karim (Managing Director) Shameema Parveen (Chief Executive Director) Products Virtual learning environment, Interactive classroom technologies, Digital Content, Robotics, Digital Libraries, Training Equipment Services STEM Education, Information and library solutions, Human capital Management, Energy Training Services, Content Development, Assessment Services, Skill Standards, Learning solutions, Mobile Learning, Vocational Learning, Learning Consulting Profiles LinkedIn Twitter Facebook

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Edutech is a privately held, learning company headquartered in Dubai, UAE. The company provides learning solutions and services across the learning lifecycle to preschools, schools, vocational institutes, universities,industrial training centers, corporate and governments. Having an entire spectrum of both physical and digital learning environments across classrooms, libraries,innovation centers, engineering laboratories, campuses, and work spaces.

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History

Edutech was founded in 1991 in Dubai by M.D. ASF Karim. It started operations in India in 1998 and in the US in 2006. Edutech obtained the ISO 9001:2008 certification for its learning, performance and training software systems and solutions, in February 2009. Edutech has offices in 16 international cities in Asia and the US.

Timeline

1991: Year of incorporation with focus on laboratories

1992: Introduction of technology assisted Learning Solutions

1994: Foray into the library domain with electronic information and technology infrastructure

1998: Set up India operations in Chennai

2001: Established consulting services

2004: Acquisition of content delivery centre in Bangalore

2006: US operations commenced

2007: Global release of on-spot pilotplant solution

2007: Pilotplants setup first time at CNAQ Qatar

2008: Wins Large Corporate University engagement

2011: Implemented large number of robotics labs in UAE, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait

2014: Winner of GESS Awards 2014 - Location education supplier of the year

2014: Conducted the first Destination Zero Carbon in the region during GESS 2014 that witnessed the participation of many schools in UAE

Edutech and the National Robotic Olympiad

Edutech conducted the National .... Robotics Olympiad (NRO) in the UAE for the first time in October 2006, under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Education. The competition provided a platform for students from schools across the country to assess their creative ability, problem-solving skills and aptitude for robotic design. The school to emerge as the top UAE team in the Olympiad was sent to the World Robotic Olympiad in China. Edutech conducted the NRO in 2007 in Qatar and in the UAE again in 2007. In 2008, the NRO was held in Qatar for the second time by Edutech and Qatar Independent Technical School ( QITS) and was conducted in UAE for the third year by the Abu Dhabi Education Council ( ADEC) and supported by Edutech.

Technology partnerships

Edutech has partnerships with a number of companies including
Echo 360, Questionmark Corporation, Capita Sims, Elluminate, LexisNexis, ByWater Solutions Britannica online, Vernier, Vex Robotics, Quanser, etc.

Locations

- United Arab Emirates: Dubai, Abu Dhabi
- USA: Northbrook
- India: Chennai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Riyadh, Jeddah, Khobar
- Oman: Muscat
- Qatar: Doha
- Kuwait: Kuwait
- Bahrain: Manama
- Jordan: Amman

References

Edutech Wikipedia

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