December 10 (SeeNews) - US-based e-learning platform Coursera said on Tuesday it will expand its IT engineering office in Bulgaria's capital Sofia after the successful acquisition of Bulgaria-based start-up Rhyme Softworks.
The company will expand its office space and will double the number of its Sofia-based employees, it said in a press release.
Following the expansion, the team in Bulgaria will focus on the development of Rhyme, Coursera's hands-on projects training programme, the company said.
"We are thrilled to work with the best talents in the region on the solving of some of the most challenging engineering problems in online education," Namit Yadav, general manager of Rhyme for Coursera, said in the press release adding that the team in Bulgaria will be of key importance for fulfilling Coursera's aim to provide large-scale interactive online education.
Coursera acquired Rhyme Softworks, an online platform for hands-on projects, in order to develop Coursera Labs, a project for creation of hands-on projects using third-party software applications.
Rhyme Softworks, a US-Bulgarian startup, was the first-ever acquisition of Coursera and its team of six became part of the R&D office of the platform, news outlet Trendingtopics.bg reported in August.
Coursera, established in 2012 in Mountain View, California, has over 9 million online students, over 600 corporate clients and works with more than 50 universities and industrial partners across Europe.