NIIT University (NU) to build next gen leaders through ‘EdTech Growth Summit’

chennai: niit university (nu), is organizing a virtual edtech growth summit 13th october 2022 from 2:30 pm onward,  to chart a growth path for emerging edtech leaders in the higher education and skilling space. select start-ups will get an opportunity to participate in the founders growthcamp at the niit university from 16th to 18th november 2022. they will pitch their ideas and raise funds for their start-ups from top vc investors and niit group.the first of its kind summit has been designed in consultation with industry experts and top investors to support promising edtech start-ups accelerate growth through knowledge sessions, mentorship, funding opportunities, and more.the edtech industry in india has lot of scope to create a significant impact and build sustainable businesses. towards this, the niit group is galvanizing industry leaders to offer much needed direction to the emerging edtech founders.industry experts and successful entrepreneurs such as: sanjeev bikhchandani, co-founder of info edge which owns naukri.com, shiksha.com; k ganesh, serial entrepreneur with successful exits like tutorvista; sanjeev aggarwal, co-founder, the fundamentum partnership and helion ventures; ashwin damera, co-founder of emeritus & eruditus; pramath sinha, founding dean of isb and founder of harappa education; ashish kashyap, founder of indmoney & ibibo group; rajendra pawar, chairman & co-founder of niit group; vijay k thadani, co-founder of niit group, will share their insights with emerging edtech founders.the edtech growth summit will feature a mix of keynotes, fireside chat, and panel discussions led by industry experts with live q&a to provide guidance to the founders of early-stage start-ups. apart from that young entrepreneurs will get networking opportunity with industry experts and peers.  one of the key highlights of the summit is its partnership with microsoft for startups, founders hub. established in 2009, niit university (nu) is a not-for-profit university under section 2(f) of ugc act, notified by the government of rajasthan.