{"id":133586,"date":"2020-05-20T13:22:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T11:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamestrategies.io\/blog\/gamelearn-declared-winner-of-edtechs-virtual-south-summit-competition-for-startups\/"},"modified":"2024-11-01T17:16:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T16:16:55","slug":"gamelearn-declared-winner-of-edtechs-virtual-south-summit-competition-for-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamestrategies.io\/en\/blog\/gamelearn-declared-winner-of-edtechs-virtual-south-summit-competition-for-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"Gamelearn wins EdTech startup competition at Virtual South Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this year\u2019s Virtual South Summit for Education (held online this time around), three projects were chosen as winners out of eight EdTech startups previously announced as finalists. Gamelearn<\/a>, a game-based learning platform for corporate training, took gold, followed by Zapiens<\/a>, a knowledge management app, and Symba,<\/a> an internship management platform for students and recent graduates.<\/p>\n

High-profile guests share their vision for digital learning<\/h2>\n

During the online event, each finalist had three minutes to present their projects, which was followed by questions from the judges\u2019 panel. The questions were generally related to evaluation criteria such as the degree of innovation or the scalability of the business model.<\/p>\n

There was also time set aside to talk with two guests whose authority in EdTech is unquestioned: Markus Witte, Founder of the Babbel<\/a>\u00a0language learning app, and Sanjay Sarma, Vice President of Open Learning at MIT<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Just as it would be absurd to believe that going to the gym for f4 or 5 years would guarantee we are in great shape for the rest of our lives, our learning should not end after college either”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The former commented on the peculiarities of language learning and the different motives that drive those taking on the challenge. In fact, Markus compared the experience of learning a new language that of launching a startup: the challenges, expectations, doubts, improvisation, and that nagging sensation of always feeling like you can improve are present in both.<\/p>\n

After overcoming some connection problems, Sanjay Sarma outlined some ideas on digital learning and how we should be aware that the learning process doesn\u2019t end when we finish school. “Just like it would be absurd to believe that going to the gym for 4 or 5 years would guarantee we are in great shape for the rest of our lives, our learning should not end after college either,” he argues.<\/p>\n