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Remote work struck down barriers for many employees, and now Virtual Internships is doing the same for university students around the world by partnering with over 12,000 companies from 100 countries. The edtech startup announced today it has raised a $14.3 million Series A led by Hambro Perks, with participation from Sequoia India and Southeast Asia’s Surge, Arsenal Growth, Kaplan, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, and STIC Investments.

Virtual Internships, a youth work-program service based out of England and Vietnam, has raised US$14.3 million in a series A round led by Hambro Perks, with Sequoia India & Southeast Asia’s Surge and STIC Investments also participating.

Virtual Internships, which provides global work programmes for young people, has raised $14.3 million in a Series A round led by Hambro Perks.

Virtual Internships, a Vietnam and United Kingdom-based education technology company delivering global work experience programs for young people, announced that it has raised $14.3 million in its Series A funding round led by Hambro Perks.

According to Nivern, Virtual Internships is expected to reach unicorn status (a valuation of $1 billion) in 2026. But no matter the size of the company’s ambitions, Nivern said he will be keeping his feet on the ground

Internships can be as much of an obstacle course as a stepping stone into a career, but a new approach is helping break down the barriers: virtual internships. Instead of having to relocate or fund an expensive commute, virtual internships offer the chance to get a taste for a particular career – and to demonstrate your credentials to a prospective employer – all without leaving your home.

As part of their Working Well series, Authority Magazine interviewed Ed Holroyd Pearce, president and co-founder of Virtual Internships to find out the steps they were taking as an organization to ensure a well workforce.

Out of 13,000 nominations, Virtual Internships have been announced as winners of Escape the City’s The Escape 100 campaign, and are now recognized as one of the top purposeful organizations to ‘escape’ to in 2022!

Virtual Internships has been nominated as a finalist for the 2022 EdTechX Startup Award, sponsored by Cooley. It is awarded to the education or training company that has shown the most significant innovation and growth over the last year, and with an annual revenue of less than €10M. 

With the Awards’ independent judging panel coming to the end of their process of narrowing down a record number of entries – the finalists for each of the 14 categories have been announced. Virtual Internships has been announced as a finalist for the tech start-up of the year award 2022. 

In November 2021, Virtual Internships has once again been listed in the Holon IQ top 100 EU Edtech companies.

The Virtual Internships nomination is for Best Learning Technology in the Commercial Sector. This award “seeks to recognize where excellence across the board, in terms of content, use of technology, and matching design to user and organizational needs, has led to a lasting, measurable and positive impact in the commercial sector.”

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In a world where competition for the best jobs is fierce—and the playing field is not always level—many young people see work experience and internships as the key to getting a foot in the door.

Hoạt động trong lĩnh vực edtech (công nghệ giáo dục), Virtual Internships cung cấp các giải pháp để học sinh, sinh viên có thể kết nối với nhà tuyển dụng thông qua các công cụ thực tập từ xa.
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Virtual Internships receives a nomination for its Kiron Scholarship for Refugee Students, recognizing strategic efforts to expand international educational opportunities to traditionally underrepresented groups

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies in the US have been forced to scrap or postpone internships. Some companies are adapting by adopting virtual internship programmes. William Denselow reports.

Virtual Internships appears on BBC World News’ Talking Business segment to discuss how the virtual internship program works, what it entails, and how you can get involved

We chat to Ed Holroyd Pearce, co-founder of student and graduate experience website virtualinternships.com. He tells us about speaking to candidates and creating remote working internships for people entering the workplace.

Business Leader spoke with education entrepreneur Edward Holroyd Pearce, co-founder of the UK’s first virtual internship company, Virtual Internship Partners.

The rise of virtual internships and shorter ‘experienceships’ as disrupters in the international internship market were some of the key focal points of the Global Internship Conference 2018.