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FinTech was all the rage since it started gaining traction and recognition in early 2016. With all the hype surrounding it this past year – there's been talk that a “FinTech bubble” has been created. Is that the case? If so, is it about to burst?

The education field is large, yet EdTech has been completely overshadowed … until now. EdTech, “the use of technology in the form of products, apps, and tools to enhance learning” encapsulates a wide spectrum of technologies that can be utilized in the process of education and training – from the simple use of desktop computers to the more cutting-edge use of virtual reality, artificial intelligence automation, and gamification. The rise of this new-age education and learning world has begun receiving investments and is predicted to reach $252 billion globally by 2020. The tangible benefits associated with the utilization of these cutting-edge technologies in the education process are causing the EdTech industry to boom, and the large investments are proof. The million-dollar question for real estate professionals: How will the boom of EdTech impact the corporate real estate industry? Although many of the technologies are still in their infancy, a number of predictions can still be made.

Unlike the ups and downs of FinTech and the financial markets, EdTech – the use of technology in the form of products, apps and tools to enhance learning – remains constant.

Edtech is poised tobe the biggest andpossiblymost profitable digitalized sector yet.

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SPACE DESIGN

The EdTech Revolution

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TOM BREMNER Graduate Surveyor Global Occupier Services tom.bremner@cushwake.com

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