India’s education priorities are shifting in 2025, from passive learning to global readiness. This editorial from Prittle Prattle News features four transformative moves led by Dr. Harivansh Chaturvedi (BIMTECH), Ved Mani Tiwari (NSDC), Husien Dohadwalla (Crimson Schools), and Dr. Anita Madan (EuroKids). From the Austria-India academic collaboration to Open edX-powered digital skilling, Cambridge curriculum integration and global preschool modules, this article outlines how India is shaping lifelong learning, starting from age 2 to post-graduation. Edited by Smruti Bhalerao.
Four collaborations, from Austrian study tours and Open edX upgrades to preschool culture modules, are redefining India’s education priorities across generations.
India’s education sector in 2025 is evolving at a unique intersection of cultural exchange, digital empowerment, and foundational learning. As globalisation, edtech, and experiential curricula converge, India is positioning itself not just as a participant but as a co-creator in the future of education. In this editorial from Prittle Prattle News, featuring you virtuously, we explore four real-time initiatives that reflect a deliberate shift from rote to relevance.
BIMTECH x FH Vorarlberg: Global Business Learning Comes to Greater Noida
The Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) partnered with FH Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences in Austria for a two-week India Study Program. Over 25 Austrian students immersed themselves in Indian industry visits, policy discussions, and cultural learning. The initiative covered themes such as economic reforms, social entrepreneurship, and inclusive development through classroom interactions and institutional visits.
BIMTECH Director Dr. Harivansh Chaturvedi explained, “It’s not just about business theory. Real learning happens when culture and industry intersect.”
Students visited NITI Aayog, Amul, Mother Dairy, and the Supreme Court of India, gaining first-hand exposure to India’s policy frameworks and business operations. The program highlighted India’s growing emphasis on internationalisation, aligning with the National Education Policy 2020.
NSDC x Axim: Global Skilling with Open edX
India’s largest skilling agency, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), has upgraded to the Open edX platform through a collaboration with Axim, integrating it with Skill India Digital and eSkill India.
NSDC CEO Ved Mani Tiwari said, “This transformation makes India’s skilling digital-first, global, and multilingual. It’s our step toward creating a global talent pool.”
The Open edX platform, originally developed by Harvard and MIT, is now a global leader in open-source learning. The integration will offer personalised learning experiences with AI support, robust multilingual interfaces, cloud-based scalability, and embedded analytics. The upgrade is expected to benefit millions of learners and bridge the employability gap across rural and urban India.
Cambridge Curriculum at ISS Secunderabad
The International School of Secunderabad (ISS) has introduced the Cambridge Primary Curriculum for Grades 1 and 2. The curriculum will deliver global education benchmarks while aligning with India’s own NEP 2020 objectives of conceptual clarity, critical thinking, and activity-based learning.
Crimson Schools CEO Husien Dohadwalla said, “We’re not just changing textbooks, we’re reshaping how children approach knowledge, with depth, confidence and creativity.”
The initiative will foster independent thinking, early logic development, and integrated learning. ISS plans to scale the framework gradually into upper primary and middle school levels.
EuroKids Summer Club 2025: Global Cultures for Young Minds
Lighthouse Learning Group‘s EuroKids Preschool launched its 2025 summer club with two thematic modules, ‘Nature Venture’ and ‘Cultures Around the World’. The programs are tailored for children aged 2–6 and encourage holistic development through experiential formats.
Dr. Anita Madan, Head of Curriculum, explained, “Children learn best through play, but guided play that introduces them to diversity, global geography, and empathy.”
Each module includes hands-on cultural projects such as flamenco fan crafting (Spain), dragon puppets (China), seed bomb creation (India), and Kenyan safari storytelling. The curriculum draws from the Heureka Visible Thinking framework, inspired by Harvard’s Project Zero, to stimulate independent exploration in early learners.
Why This Matters
India’s education priorities are shifting toward inclusivity, adaptability, and international alignment. These four collaborations reflect larger policy visions, from the NEP’s push for global exposure and early learning to the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship’s goal of creating a digitally empowered skilling ecosystem.
Institutions like BIMTECH and ISS are paving the way for Indian learners to think, build, and collaborate globally. NSDC’s tech leap sets a new benchmark in government-led edtech, while EuroKids signals how even preschools are embracing culture as a tool of cognition.
As the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) target for higher education rises to 50% by 2035 and foundational literacy is prioritised under NIPUN Bharat, these initiatives are building that base, with thought, not trend.
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