IFC Report: One new job is added to the Egyptian economy for every 30 people trained online
By Kais Zribi, General Manager, Middle East and Africa at Coursera Soha, a digital marketer and entrepreneur from Egypt, used online learning to develop new…
Month: February 2023
Learn how Emilia enhanced key soft skills to grow in her career
Meet Emilia who’s learning from Toronto, Canada! Emilia is a Creative Industries graduate from Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) who specializes in performance and story-telling through…
A Q+A with AI UVA Professor Rajkumar Venkatesan
Winning digital marketing strategies are driven by innovative marketing leaders who relentlessly pursue new ways to connect with their markets using the latest digital tools,…
How Learning Leaders are Prioritizing Job Skills for 2023
On January 26, leaders from the public and private sectors joined Coursera for a discussion on the skills needed for employment in 2023 and beyond.…
Coursera and Burning Glass Institute Release 2023 Skills Compass Report to Help L&D Leaders Develop High ROI Learning Programs
By Trena Minudri, Coursera Chief Learning Officer Ongoing economic instability and corporate cost cutting are causing L&D budgets to shrink and every remaining dollar spent…
IFC Report: 1 in 3 Nigerian women report positive career outcomes from online learning
By Kais Zribi, General Manager, Middle East and Africa at Coursera Confidence, a Nigerian data analyst and biologist, discovered the power of online learning during…
Performance-based admissions open the door to a master’s in electrical engineering.
Allen Xu enrolled in the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MS-EE) on Coursera when it was first announced in May of 2019. He started…
Choosing an MSA After Starting With Open Courses
Meet Flavia Jones. She’s a student in the Master’s of Accounting (iMSA) program from Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).…
New Coursera survey shows high demand for industry micro-credentials from students and employers in tight labor market
By Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus In a competitive and fast-changing labor market, employers increasingly expect their entry-level talent to join their…