Our Courses

Country Level Economics: Macroeconomic Variables and Markets

This course discusses how macroeconomic variables affect individuals’ personal, professional, and public activities and lays the foundation for the analysis of the mechanisms that drive macroeconomic variables. It starts by introducing the key macroeconomic variables and explaining how they are defined and measured to interpret macroeconomic data properly.

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• 17 hours
• English

Country Level Economics: Policies, Institutions, and Macroeconomic Performance

This course examines macroeconomic performance in the short and long run based on the economy’s institutional and policy environment. First, we will develop a model of macroeconomy in the short run when the price level has its own momentum and does not respond much to supply and demand forces. Then, we’ll begin analyzing the long-run equilibrium by examining the foreign exchange market. The third module examines the drivers of aggregate output in the long run and the mechanisms of adjustment from the short run to the long run.

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• Self Paced
• 17 hours
• English

Global Financial Markets and Instruments

Get a running start in the high-stakes world of financial investment! This first course is designed to help you become an informed investor by providing you with the essential concepts for long-term success in managing money. You’ll start by learning the role of financial markets and financial assets in a well-functioning economy. From there, you’ll learn about the wide range of financial instruments available in major asset classes, their features and valuations.

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• 20 hours
• English

Understanding Financial Markets

In this course, you will learn what the main financial markets and their characteristics are as well as how they are linked to the economy. Our very diversified team of experts will start by teaching you how the price of stocks and bonds are computed and why they move while you will become increasingly aware of the notion of risk and why it matters when measuring an investment's performance. The focus will then move to less popular markets such as gold, emerging markets, real estate, hedge funds and private markets.

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• 11 hours
• English

Strategic Career Self-Management

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the current economy, Americans shift jobs every 4-5 years, which translates into 8-10 job transitions, including several career changes, over one’s life time. With competition for jobs on the rise, a person’s continuing employability and career success are increasingly defined by his or her mastery of individual career development and the ability to effectively "manage oneself" (P. Drucker). In this course, you will learn how to think strategically and professionally about your career self-management.

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• Self Paced
• 13 hours
• English

Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities

How can we shape our urban development towards sustainable and prosperous futures? This course explores sustainable cities as engines for greening the economy in Europe and around the world. We place cities in the context of sustainable urban transformation and climate change. We connect the key trends of urbanization, decarbonisation and sustainability. We examine how visions, experiments and innovations can transform urban areas.

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• Self Paced
• 9 hours
• English

English for Business and Entrepreneurship

Welcome to English for Business and Entrepreneurship, a course created by the University of Pennsylvania, and funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs. To enroll in this course for free, click on “Enroll now” and then select "Full Course. No certificate." This course is designed for non-native English speakers who are interested in learning more about the global business economy. In this course, you will learn about topics and language necessary to succeed in the international workplace.

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• 32 hours
• English

Politics and Economics of International Energy

Energy issues have always been important in international relations, but in recent years may have become even more important than in the past due to the widespread awareness of existing limits to energy sources and negative climate impacts. The course discusses global trends in energy consumption and production, various available scenarios for potential developments in the coming decades, the availability of oil reserves and the evolution of the oil industry. It then discusses natural gas and highlights the differences between oil and gas.

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• 30 hours
• English

Intelligence Tools for the Digital Age

Digital technologies are changing business, government and society worldwide. Clearly, they’re opening up new risks and opportunities for every sector of the world economy. Such “futurology” may offer you the big picture, but what does a digital world mean for you, personally? Will you be ready for an automated, AI-assisted, big-data-driven employment future? This course provides you an answer to these questions, and it does so from a unique perspective: by introducing you to the world of intelligence analysis.

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• 8 hours
• English

Understanding economic policymaking

This is the first of the three courses part of the Globalization, Economic Growth and Stability Specialization. This course will employ a non-technical approach to analyze how governments use policy to influence a country's economy. Upon completing the course you should be able to discuss national debts and deficits, examine fiscal and monetary policy and their appropriateness to the situation of an economy, and anticipate the results of fiscal and monetary policies and structural reform on a country.

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• 17 hours
• English

Women in Leadership: Inspiring Positive Change

This course aims to inspire and empower women and men across the world to engage in purposeful career development and take on leadership for important causes---to lead change with more conviction and confidence---and improve our workplaces and communities for all. By offering more complex understandings of issues related to professional women and work, the course will help you increase self-knowledge about your own values and vision, as well as enhance your capabilities as a leader, manager, and team contributor.

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• 13 hours
• English

Generative AI Essentials: Overview and Impact

With the rise of generative artificial intelligence, there has been a growing demand to explore how to use these powerful tools not only in our work but also in our day-to-day lives. Generative AI Essentials: Overview and Impact introduces learners to large language models and generative AI tools, like ChatGPT. In this course, you’ll explore generative AI essentials, how to ethically use artificial intelligence, its implications for authorship, and what regulations for generative AI could look like.

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• 6 hours
• English

Introduction to Energy Management Powered by RETScreen

The objective of this MOOC is to help organizations combat climate change through effective energy management. It explains proven strategies to reduce greenhouse gases and encourage the transition to a low carbon economy. It also provides an introduction to RETScreen Expert – the world’s leading software to empower cleaner energy decisions.

With practical examples and applications, learn how to make the management of energy more efficient, cleaner and more sustainable.

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• English

Circular Economy: An Introduction

Ready to make a difference? Learn how to contribute to a sustainable economic system by implementing novel business and design approaches!

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• 14
• English

Property Law in a Globalizing Economy: Diversity or Integration?

Explore international diversity of conveyance rules applicable to several transactions, including highly globalized ones, by comparing American law, German law, and Japanese law. Learn the approaches, to what extent, and how international harmonization should be achieved to take part in such an open-ended discussion in the future.

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• 39
• English

From Fossil Resources to Biomass: A Business and Economics Perspective

Learn about the basic consumer science, business, logistics, supply chain, and economic principles that are essential for a successful transition from fossil resources to renewable biomass resources in a biobased economy.

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• 18
• English

Business Strategy and Operations in a Biobased Economy

Lead your company to make the switch to biobased resources and build a profitable sustainable business. Learn how to deal with the many strategic and operational challenges facing a companyin the biobased and circular economy.

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• 36
• English

Economics and Policies in a Biobased Economy

Lead your company to make the switch to biobased resources and build a profitable sustainable business. Learn how to deal with the economics and policies governing this transition and the implementation and learn how to measure the outcome.

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• 35
• English

Circular Economy: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Join the transition towards a circular economy considering economic, supply chain, social, technical, managerial and environmental aspects.

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• 24
• English

Macroeconomics for a Sustainable Planet

Is it possible to develop a thriving global economy in an equitable and environmentally-resilient way?

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• 24
• English

New Space Economy

The New Space Economy is a fast-growing market, driven by the commercialization of the historical institutional space sector. This course contains more than 30 videos-lectures from space experts from various fields.

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• 13
• English

Waste Management and Critical Raw Materials

Learn about waste management and its key role in saving critical raw materials. Gain practical knowledge of the circular economy, recycling, refurbishment, and remanufacturing as a means of identifying new business opportunities.

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• 60
• English

Engineering Design for a Circular Economy

Discover and develop sustainable design and engineering methods to improve the reuse, repair, remanufacturing, and recycling of products for a circular economy.

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• 25
• English

The Transition to the Decarbonised Economy of Tomorrow

Dive into the economic strategies for promoting the energy transition: technologies, policies, pricing, emission trading and more.

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• 30
• English

Designing Electronics for Recycling in a Circular Economy

Discover the latest developments in Design for Recycling (DfR) of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and the application of recycled plastics into new products.

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• 63
• English