 "Global online university community Etabu.com goes live in India")
Singapore-based Itabu Pte Limited launched Etabu.com, an online platform for inter-disciplinary collaboration and a global knowledge-sharing podium with unlimited access to notes and tutorials, in India on Friday.
Etabu.com, an online university community, eliminates the needs to carry bulky books, saves on usage of paper and connects students to the digital world of millions of pages of study material, tutorials, notes and multi-media content.
“Considering how advanced the Indian educational system is, and given the difficulties in travelling, we believed India was a great place to start. Also, India has one of the largest community of growing under graduate educational needs. Etabu’s long-term aim is to be available in every country. However, our focus right now is only on India,"
Madhukar, founder and chief technology officer of Itabu Pte, said in a statement.
In the Beta phase for almost two years, Etabu already has over 350,000 registered students on board.
“As long as you belong to any university across the globe, you can set up an Etabu account and gain access to the over 2,000 courses, covering about 14,000 subjects comprising more than 1.5 million pages of notes and tutorial content currently available on Etabu. The platform also an opportunity for universities and professors to showcase the courses they have and the great work they are doing for students,” Madhukar said.