NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – Estonia-based tech education publisher Starcloud is set to partner with Kenya’s education stakeholders to modernize the delivery of learning in the country.
In a statement, the company stated that the partnership will be fundamental in offering more digitized learning to Kenyan students in early childhood, primary, and secondary levels in line with the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
According to the founder of StarCloud’s local subsidiary, Opiq, Antii Rammo, the program will be pivotal in tackling the various challenges that students at these levels go through while pursuing education.
‘’With the assistance of the Estonian honorary consul Ms Kadri Humal-Ayal, we understood Kenya’s education market challenges and realised that there is significant potential for our product and expertise here,’’ he said.
The firm has said that it has enrolled 50 schools on its platform, which is available across the country, with individual students also subscribing to the platform.
According to Estonia’s Deputy Minister for Economic and Development Co-operation, Mariin Ratnik, the country has recently sponsored 20 Kenyan students to undertake information technology and communication training in Estonian universities and companies, where upon their return, they will be able to localize popular Estonian game apps to suit local tastes and cultures.
‘’Estonia recently sponsored 20 Kenyan students to undertake information technology and communication training in Estonia universities and companies where upon their return, they will be able to localize popular Estonia game apps to suit local tastes and cultures,’’ he stated.
The company attributed the partnerships to Enterprise Estonia, which set up its offices in Nairobi last year and has been playing a pivotal role in linking Estonian businesses with Kenyan entrepreneurs in various sectors, such as education.
