Times Internet Signs Strategic Partnership with Coursera

Times Internet has entered into a strategic partnership with Coursera, the largest platform for open access, high quality online courses offered by leading universities across the globe.

This partnership is a part of the Times Global Partner initiative of Times Internet, which also works with leading digital companies like Uber, Huffington Post, Business Insider, Ad Age, Gawker Media, Ziff Davis etc, to assist their growth in India.

Times Internet will leverage its cross platform promotion and growth capabilities to help millions of Indian students and professionals find Coursera and earn certificates from top universities in India and around the world. All of Times Internet's partners have witnessed 300-500% growth after associating with Times, and Times expects similar growth for Coursera.

India is a key market for Coursera and it already has gained considerable momentum, with over one million registered learners in the country. In addition to partnerships with the top US universities, such as Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, and Duke University, Coursera plans to partner with leading Indian universities and corporations to localize content and serve the huge demand in India for accessible credentials in the globally competitive fields of business and technology.

Through the partnership, Times will provide operating, strategic, and marketing support, leveraging resources of The Times Group, India's largest media company. As a part of the alliance, Times Internet has also participated in the first round of Coursera’s Series C financing of $49.5 million, also announced today.

Satyan Gajwani, CEO, Times Internet, said, “Coursera is the gold standard for the emerging wave of education technology companies. We are excited to bring Times Internet’s growth capabilities behind such a strong product, and bring high quality, affordable digital education to millions of Indians.”

“Indian learners on Coursera are uniquely focused on building skills in business and technology that are immediately applicable in their careers, more so than in any other country,” said Rick Levin, CEO of Coursera. “The new strategic guidance from Times Internet will allow us to expand awareness of the affordable credentials available on Coursera from top universities to anyone with an internet connection.”