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Smart Tutors, Literally Synkers is the ed-tech startup that perfectly matches students and teachers By Audrey Nakad
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Co-Founder and CEO, Synker
hat is the concept behind Synkers and how does the system work?
Synkers’ story began when the founders noticed the constant struggle of students and parents in finding trustworthy and qualified tutors. As a solution, we created Synkers, a mobile application that easily connects learners to highly qualified 56
private teachers. Finding the right tutor can be done in three simple steps: select the course, choose your preferred tutor, finally, book a session with your chosen tutor. The Synkers app eliminates the hefty 5-hour search spent on average to find a private tutor. The application utilises dual business models; B2C, whereby any learner can book a tutor; and B2B, for universities and schools to utilise the platform for their own students. Synkers
is now operational in Lebanon and the UAE and teaches more than 60,000 learners. The team is working hard to build the largest community of synergetic knowledge exchange to make education more accessible and personalised. Is the data derived from the app used to optimise the learning and teaching experiences? Our assessment tests aim to gauge each student’s understanding of the course material as well as identifying their individual learning style (visual, kinaesthetic, etc). The Synkers app then processes this information and matches each student with the right tutor.
