Oxford University and Canva Join Forces to Transform How Students Learn Digital Skills

Oxford University Press and Canva have announced a new education partnership that will give OUP partner schools complimentary access to Canva Education, bringing digital creativity and visual communication directly into classroom learning.

Indian classrooms are getting a major digital makeover. Oxford University Press (OUP) India and Canva have joined hands to combine traditional computer-science education with hands-on creative technology, giving students new ways to design, communicate and apply what they learn.

Announced on September 29, 2026, the collaboration will integrate Canva-based projects into OUP’s revised Keyboard computer science series and extend creative learning opportunities to the Reboot! series for students in Grades 3 to 8.

Canva Education Comes to OUP Partner Schools

Under the partnership, OUP partner schools adopting the Keyboard series will receive complimentary access to Canva Education. The platform will allow students and teachers to work with visual communication and design tools as part of their classroom activities.

The collaboration is designed to move computer education beyond simply learning software and technical concepts. Students will be encouraged to create presentations, logos, flyers, websites and social-media content, giving them opportunities to apply classroom lessons to real-world projects.

Oxford University Press says the approach supports the emphasis on experiential, competency-based, and interdisciplinary learning outlined in India’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework (NCF).

Sukanta Das, Managing Director of Oxford University Press India, said the partnership is intended to help students “think like creators from an early age” by combining technical knowledge with digital, communication and problem-solving skills.

From Coding to AI, IoT and AR/VR

The Keyboard series is designed for learners from Grades 1 to 8 and combines computer-science theory with practical activities.

Its curriculum covers foundational digital productivity skills, as well as Python coding, artificial intelligence, machine learning, the Internet of Things, big data, and augmented and virtual reality.

The Canva integration adds another layer by allowing students to turn their technical learning into visual projects.

For younger learners, that could mean creating simple presentations or graphics. As students progress, the projects can introduce increasingly sophisticated forms of digital communication and design thinking.

Teachers Will Also Get Training

The initiative is not limited to students. Canva will conduct teacher-training sessions and webinars for OUP user schools, helping educators incorporate visual communication and design-led activities into classroom teaching.

Megan Townes, APAC Lead, Canva Education, said the collaboration combines OUP’s educational content with Canva’s visual communication tools to make classroom experiences more engaging and interactive.

The partnership comes as Indian education continues to place greater emphasis on digital literacy and practical technology skills. OUP India previously partnered with Adobe to incorporate creative digital tools into its MegaByte and Cyber Master computer-science textbooks, reflecting a broader push toward technology-enabled learning.

A New Model for Future-Ready Learning

For OUP and Canva, the latest partnership aims to connect computer-science education with creativity, communication and practical application.

The broader objective is to give students experience with tools and workflows that extend beyond conventional textbook exercises. Instead of only learning about technology, students will have opportunities to use it to build, design, and communicate ideas.

With Canva Education being offered to eligible OUP partner schools and projects being integrated across multiple computer-science resources, the collaboration could bring visual digital learning to a wider group of Indian students.

For a generation entering a workplace increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, automation and digital communication, the classroom is becoming a place not only to learn technology, but to create with it.