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Augment provides an MBA-like program, but exclusively online

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By Romain Dillet

November 28, 2023

Augment provides an MBA-like program, but exclusively online

French startup Augment has seen the incredible rise of online courses and edtech companies, as well as its potential when it comes to reinventing education at scale. That’s why the startup has been working on highly polished online courses sold as a package. Augment thinks its main program could potentially become an alternative to traditional […]

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