Mountain View, CA / San Francisco, CA (USA), January 2026 - Coursera, Inc. and Udemy, Inc. have announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Coursera will combine with Udemy in an all-stock transaction. Based on the closing prices of Coursera and Udemy common stock on December 16, 2025, the implied equity value of the combined company is approximately $2.5 billion.

Boston, MA (USA), January 2026 - Skillsoft, the leading AI-native skills management platform built for the human + AI era, has announced a strategic partnership with edX, the global online education provider from 2U. edX’s catalog of courses from leading universities and companies, including instructor-led executive education programs, will integrate directly into the Skillsoft Percipio Platform.

Geneva (CH), January 2026 - goFLUENT, a global leader in B2B language training and assessment solutions, announced the successful conclusion of its acquisition of the business operations of Learnship Networks GmbH ("Learnship").

London (UK), January 2026 - Totara, a global provider of learning management solutions trusted for compliance in highly regulated sectors, is proud to announce that it has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, the internationally recognized standard for information security management.

Dublin (IRL), December 2025 - LearnUpon, a Dublin-headquartered global leader in learning technology, has announced its acquisition of Courseau, an AI-assisted course authoring platform. The acquisition accelerates LearnUpon’s mission to make learning creation and delivery faster, smarter, and more accessible for organizations everywhere, while also underscoring the company’s continued success as a growing global technology business.

Madrid (E), December 2025 - A new study from McKinsey reveals that professionals spend more than six hours per week correcting or rewriting AI-generated content, resulting in an estimated annual cost of €4,300 per employee. AI-based tools can provide a huge competitive advantage, but only if they are designed to produce quality and completely reliable results. That is precisely the challenge addressed by AI Autopilot, the new technology developed by isEazy to create eLearning courses fully automatically.

Brighton (UK) / Derry (XI), December 2025 - Learning Pool is redefining corporate L&D by launching the industry's first truly end-to-end learning ecosystem. Following the acquisitions of Elucidat and WorkRamp, Learning Pool enables seamless, intelligent learning where authoring, delivery, enablement, skills, automation, analytics, and AI all work together.

London (UK), December 2025 - 5app, the AI-powered learning technology provider, has announced a major update to its product suite to empower buinesses to measure and track virtually any soft skill with Helix, its AI skills intelligence platform.

Zurich (CH), December 2025 - The FIBAA Accreditation and Certification Commission has awarded ten courses by Microsoft with the FIBAA Quality Seal for certified continuing education courses.