EduPlace

EduPlace is a Czech learning platform that matches a learner to a way of reaching a goal rather than handing over a course list. Its home page headline is "Learn by your goal, not by the catalogue," and the platform mixes online courses, live trainers, AI-assisted study from the learner's own materials, classes in coworking spaces and language programs abroad. It serves three groups at once: individual learners, companies that need to train staff, and trainers or venue owners who want to run their teaching through it. The footer describes it as an "Open learning platform" that works online for the Czech Republic and physically in coworking spaces across the country, operated by Just Shabee LLC and located in CowoHC in Hořice. The site is available in Czech, English and German.

Starting from a goal

The front page replaces category browsing with six situations, each with its own route. "At work" covers Business English and communicating with people abroad, AI tools in everyday work, and sales, leading people and presenting. "Change" is for someone preparing for a job interview (including one held in a foreign language), a new role or field, or an exam, a certification or a return to studying. "Languages" promises practical conversation rather than grammar tables, a language for work and for travel, and a choice of one-to-one lessons or a small group. "Abroad" points to language schools in seven countries, short stays and summer programs, with programs for children, students and adults. "Team" is the company route, and "Your own materials" is the AI study tool, both described below.

The method is set out in three steps. The learner first states what they want to achieve and by when, which the site contrasts with counting how many hours they want to sit through. EduPlace then puts together the combination that leads there: online content, a trainer, AI practice, a course nearby or a program abroad. Finally the learner works through it and sees materials, dates, attendance and results in one place, with a certificate at the end and a recommendation on where to go next. The site frames a course, a tutor or a stay abroad as "only the means" to the goal.

Trainers, AI and the learner's own notes

EduPlace is explicit about who does what. The trainer runs the lesson, the conversation and the expert feedback; AI handles practice, explanations, revision and preparation for the next lesson, at any time during the week. The site's line is "AI doesn't replace the trainer. It frees up their time," and the FAQ adds that EduPlace never presents AI to a learner as a human. Time with a person is kept for conversation, pronunciation, expert feedback, role-play and motivation. Both sides feed one view of progress rather than two separate apps.

The newest feature, marked "New" on the home page, is study from your own materials. A learner uploads course notes, slides or personal notes, and EduPlace pulls out the topics, quizzes the learner on them in their own words and shows what still needs catching up on. This is the one part of the platform with a stated free tier, and the page invites visitors to try it for free.

Tutoring and languages

Tutoring is where EduPlace gives its only published price: one-to-one tutoring starts at €17 per hour. Language learning can be one-to-one or in a small group, and the emphasis is on speaking for work and for travel. The company route lists Business English built around the team's actual work, and the "At work" card lists Business English for communicating with people abroad, so language tuition runs through both the individual and the company sides. The subject list names English and German along with conversation practice.

Courses and subjects

The catalog is still being built. The site says it is building "both the course catalogue and the network of local venues step by step" and that what is ready is in the catalog. The subject areas it names are IT and AI (AI tools, programming, automation), soft skills (communication, sales, leadership), languages (English, German, conversation) and hobbies and personal growth (design, photography, finance). For students, the site has sections for online courses, the course catalog, how training works, international programs, "My training" and study from your own materials. Course prices are always shown together with the specific date of the course.

Programs abroad

EduPlace International helps a learner choose a school and program abroad to fit their goal, age, level, budget and dates, "instead of trawling through dozens of websites." The page names language schools in seven countries, short stays and summer programs, and programs for children, students and adults. Learners can talk to an advisor about the options, and stays abroad are quoted individually, with the offer given up front rather than once the stay is over.

Training for companies

For a company, EduPlace builds training around "the real work your team does": employees work with their own slides, emails, products and the situations they deal with every day, not textbook dialogues. Onboarding and one-off workshops run on a single link. The company sends it, the colleague clicks, and they are in the session, with no accounts to create and no passwords to reset. Participants register nowhere, and the company pays by invoice rather than by card. The team route also mentions the company's own content and reporting. Company programs are designed after a short call and quoted individually, and EduPlace confirms the program and the price before the company commits to anything.

For trainers and venues

The other side of the platform is for people who teach. A trainer can run their training on EduPlace "from registration to invoice in one place," with sessions, participants, materials, payments, attendance and certificates handled together. Trainers can apply to join through a "Become a trainer" route, and the partner side also includes company training and a refer-a-friend scheme. Organizations with a physical space can open an EduPlace venue: a coworking space, community center or school brings the space and the local community, and EduPlace brings the technology and know-how.

Registration and cost

An account is not always needed. Some courses and company sessions run on a single link that drops the participant straight into the lesson; an account is only required to track progress, get a certificate or study from one's own materials. Asked what it costs, the FAQ answers that it depends on what you choose: study from your own materials has a free tier, one-to-one tutoring starts at €17 per hour, course prices are shown with their dates, and company programs and stays abroad are quoted individually. The site lists its terms and a GDPR page among its legal links. Trainer and venue terms are not published.

Who it suits

EduPlace suits a learner in the Czech Republic who knows the outcome they want, such as getting through a job interview in a foreign language or presenting with more confidence, and wants help putting together a mix of tutor time and practice rather than picking a course from a long list. Language learners who want conversation with a person, and AI practice in between, fit its model well, and the €17 hourly starting price keeps the cost of trying a tutor low. A company that needs onboarding or Business English without making staff create accounts, and that prefers paying by invoice, gets a simple setup. Families looking at summer language programs abroad for children or students can use the advisor service. Independent trainers and coworking spaces can use it to run sessions, attendance and invoicing in one place.

The catalog itself is still growing, so a learner after a large library of self-paced courses across many subjects will find a narrower selection today than the platform's six routes suggest.