Academy - School of Blockchain (“Academy”), the world’s first accredited school for blockchain development, today announced the acquisition of Software University Ltd. (“SoftUni.”). Founded in 2013, SoftUni is Eastern Europe’s leading provider of high quality and accessible education in the IT and digital world. This acquisition is one of the largest edutech deal in Eastern European history.
SoftUni’s founders, Svetlin Nakov and Hristo Tenchev, along with their CEO Ivan Nenkov, will join Academy to oversee the roll-out of Academy’s coding programs worldwide through the further development of proprietary learning systems. “We are very excited about joining Academy and expanding the reach of our unique educational model to a worldwide audience,” said Hristo Tenchev, SoftUni co-founder.
“SoftUni’s LMS combines the best of real-world education with innovative technology,” said John Souza, Founder & CEO of Academy. “We are incredibly excited to now be able to offer this cutting-edge system to all of our students as they train in the most demanding and advanced areas of software development.”
Over the past five years, the team from SoftUni have proved the effectiveness of their education delivery model and have won numerous awards, including Forbes Business Awards: Best Startup Business (2015), Innovation for Talent Development: Innovative Enterprise of the Year (2016), and Bulgarian Web Awards: Educational Platform (2015).
“SoftUni’s mission is to create exceptional developers who work with passion and enjoy their job; we want to build global communities by delivering programs that enable easy access to digital education. Blockchain offers the most prospective career paths in coding, so we are excited to join Academy to continue shaping career pathways for future developers,” said Svetlin Nakov.
“SoftUni’s philosophy and approach mesh perfectly with Academy’s mission to train and equip the developers of tomorrow,” stated Academy co-founder Dr. Moe Levin. “The synergy of their experience and robust educational platform paired with Academy’s vision and reach will create the most effective means for addressing the growing shortage of trained blockchain engineers.”
Academy Token Sale Launch
Academy, the world’s first accredited blockchain training program, announced the Academy Token Sale. The Academy Token (ACAD) underpins the educational ecosystem at Academy by granting token holders priority access to developer training, executive education and developer placement. The public crowdsale commences on 1 March 2018.
Registrations for the crowdsale online at www.academytoken.com
About Academy - School of Blockchain
Academy - School of Blockchain is the world’s first accredited school for blockchain. Academy enables the future of blockchain projects worldwide by addressing the growing blockchain developer shortage. Academy is a member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and is an internationally recognized higher education institution. For more information visit http://www.kingsland.academy or email us at hello@kingsland.academy.
About Software University
The mission of the Software University is to provide high quality and accessible education in the IT and digital world, creating real professionals and future leaders, contributing to a dream, Eastern Europe - Silicon Valley of Europe. Software University is an alternative to state-accredited Eastern European universities, aiming to provide students with everything they need to start their career as successfully as possible. Software University has won numerous awards, including Forbes Business Awards: Best Startup Business (2015), Innovation for Talent Development: Innovative Enterprise of the Year (2016), and Bulgarian Web Awards: Educational Platform (2015).
