By Anthony Tattersall, Vice-President for EMEA, Coursera The last two years have demonstrated the value of a highly-skilled public health workforce like never before. To equip the UK’s healthcare service with the skills needed to maintain a world-class level of care and meet future public health challenges, Coursera is excited to announce that it is…
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By Betty Vandenbosch, Coursera’s Chief Content Officer I was delighted to have the opportunity to host our 10th annual Coursera Conference. Our virtual platform made it possible to bring together a truly global community. All told, 3,156 participants from 2,111 organizations representing 149 countries were able to attend, and we were thrilled to welcome 132…
Our 10th annual Coursera Conference recently offered a unique opportunity for Coursera’s leadership team, representatives from our partner organizations, and more than 3,000 participants from all over the world to come together through a shared commitment to transforming lives through learning. The event featured over 40 sessions that explored new opportunities for the future of…
Karim Makisig “Maki” Villano studied electrical engineering as an undergraduate. He took on various IT roles over the last two decades and is currently a senior solutions architect at an IT services company. He soon became drawn to data science, recognizing that it was a growing field with high demand for skilled practitioners. Maki felt…
The Coursera platform has become a hub for leading universities to build and offer their online degrees to an eager audience of individuals worldwide. From the activities of thousands of students enrolled in our university partners’ degree programs, we are able to derive new insights on how individuals are engaging with online for-credit courses, what…
Anisa Ray, MCIT ’22, studied rhetoric in college and then worked as a test prep teacher, getting students ready to ace their graduate school entrance exams. Today, she’s a newly minted graduate of the online Master of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT Online) from University of Pennsylvania and a software engineer at Palo Alto Networks,…
By Jeff Maggioncalda, Coursera CEO Today, I’m excited to introduce the Coursera Global Skills Report 2022, an in-depth look at the state of skills globally. The Global Skills Report draws data from 100 million learners in more than 100 countries who have used Coursera to develop a new skill during the past year. The report…
With more world-class content launching every week, there are always new topics to explore, new skills to learn, and new ways to achieve your goals. These latest courses, Specializations, and Professional Certificate programs cover everything from strategic leadership to learning habits. What will you learn next? Business Graduate Certificate in Accounting Data Analytics by the…
By Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer at Coursera Today, I am pleased to announce a Master’s in Management (MSM) in digital healthcare transformation from D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University, a top 50 U.S. university, and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, ranked the best U.S. hospital. This is the first time a…
Learn how an animal lover became a voice for the voiceless. “Finding a passion is great. But having a purpose is even greater.” In the Philippines, Karen is living by these words as an animal rescuer and advocate. Like most goals in life, turning your passion into your purpose is easier said than done. But…