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Burgos Deciphering Secrets of Medieval Spain

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Certificate

Burgos Deciphering Secrets of Medieval Spain

5 Weeks
Expert
Free
Re-imaging God in Korean Context

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Yonsei University, Seoul via Coursera
Certificate

Re-imaging God in Korean Context

The Re-imaging God in Korean Context certification course is launched by Coursera and is taught with the joint collaboration of Yonsei University, and Coursera for an estimated time of 7 hours. This is a beginner-level programme with shareable certificates being offered as soon as the course is completed. 

The Re-imaging God in Korean Context training will offer an overview of the different theological perspectives that are related to the cultural context of Korea. The more the students are towards the near course completion they will understand how culture has dynamically influenced the dynamic development of the churches in Korea. The course will be teaching how God is imaged in their cultural context.

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5 Weeks
Beginner
2,699
Skills Covered:
Language skills
Certificate

American Government Constitutional Foundations

4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Certificate

Conscious Capitalism

With the Conscious Capitalism certification course offered by the best-in-class institute of Babson, the candidates will be learning about practical implications as well as the theoretical underpinnings of conscious capitalism as an approach to business activities. They will learn to rethink the reason for the existence of their own organization, and about the role that it performs as a part of the independent global marketplace. 

Candidates will be brought face to face with the impact that conscious capitalism has on the well-being of stakeholders, be it tangible or intangible. They will also learn about the key concepts of conscious capitalism including higher purpose, conscious culture, stakeholder leadership, and stakeholder orientation.    

Candidates can complete the Conscious Capitalism certification course in a period of 4 weeks. They need to put in at least 4 to 6 hours per week to excel in the course. It is available free of cost and is self-paced for the ease of learners. The candidates can take the course either by paying the fee or free of cost. In the free track, they can audit the programme for a limited duration. 

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4 Weeks
Beginner
Skills Covered:
Financial knowledge
Global Prosperity Beyond GDP

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Certificate

Global Prosperity Beyond GDP

The Global Prosperity Beyond GDP certification is responsible for creating a better world by shifting its focus on health, and prosperity rather than wealth. Within just one month, and 2 hours of sessions the candidates will approach what are the other determinants of the success of a society. This course has been designed both by University College London, and pretend on the FutureLearn platform.

No longer more success means economic growth, and by 2050, the population in the world will be 10 billion and there may be an environmental crisis. To survive such a situation, from today itself people will have to use new tools to tackle the problems of today so that the world can have a prosperous future ahead. This is exactly what the Global Prosperity Beyond GDP certification syllabus is responsible for teaching.

Global Prosperity Beyond GDP training will shift its focus from prosperity to how the world got to the economies that it is today in. In these 4 weekly modules, the students will progress from the current to the future well-being of our world.

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4 Weeks
6,500
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Economics

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Certificate

Passive Urban Cooling Solutions

4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Introduction to the Natural Capital Project Approach

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Certificate

Introduction to the Natural Capital Project Approach

4 Weeks
Beginner
Free

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Certificate

Greentech Mainstreaming Technologies in Green Blue and Clean Operations

4 Weeks
Beginner
05 August 2026 - 29 June 2027
Free
Strategic Communication for Sustainable Development

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Certificate

Strategic Communication for Sustainable Development

The ‘Strategic Communication for Sustainable Development’ online certification program is developed for the students to enhance their knowledge and skills of communication improvised with professional strategies for development. This multidisciplinary certification program is provided by the Swayam educational platform initiated by the government of India and the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL). The course classes are held online aided by experiential learning methodologies that include video lectures, and other interactive and experimental training for four weeks.

The students of this program are guided by Prof.Aradhna Malik from the management studies department at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. The candidates of this course are evaluated through internal assessments, assignments, and the final examination. 

The ‘Strategic Communication for Sustainable Development’ certification course equips the students with the course certificate and course credits after successful completion of the course. This is an undergraduate and postgraduate level course for the students and is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE).

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4 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Communication skills Strategic Mindset Knowledge of Sociology Knowledge of Psychology
Quality of Life Studies and Public Policy

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University of Palermo, Buenos Aires via Futurelearn
Certificate

Irish 105: An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture

Irish 105: An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture certification is a short course online course. The certificate of this course is provided by FutureLearn, and the course has been prepared by Dublin City University. This course has the full support of the Irish government who also endorses the course. The course will allow the learners to have a deeper understanding of the Irish language so that it can bring them closer to the way Irish people live their lives, and by learning new subjects like family and pastimes.

Irish 105: An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture certification syllabus is a continuation that Irish 104 tries to explain. After this course, candidates will learn to speak phrases, and questions, and introduce themselves properly. The learners will also understand Irish culture and where exactly does Gaeilge fits into Ireland these days. Not only this before the participants delve into something serious they will go through topics like social occasions, and travel.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
6,500
Skills Covered:
Language skills
Certificate

Exploring Stone Age Archaeology: The Mysteries of Star Carr

The students in the Exploring Stone Age Archaeology: The Mysteries of Star Carr certification course will be dealing with one of the world’s most important archaeological sites. In this course, the participants will get to learn how human life existed before 10,000 years. 

The Exploring Stone Age Archaeology: The Mysteries of Star Carr training by edX will be covering the process of excavation and the means of different ways and methods involved in the process of excavation in Archaeology. Throughout the four-week course, the students will be provided with video lectures and assignments to work upon. 

The Exploring Stone Age Archaeology: The Mysteries of Star Carr certification syllabus includes various topics namely the shale beads found during our excavations, Clark's amber beads, Clark's shale beads, and others. The students in the Exploring Stone Age Archaeology: The Mysteries of Star Carr programme need to devote a time period of four hours every week to successfully completing it.

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4 Weeks
6,500
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of history
Certificate

Global Ethics: An Introduction

The Global ethics: an introductory course developed by the open university and offered by the platform of future learn is a course created under the guidance of four philosophers to help learners frame their opinions about the global challenges.

Through this course, the learners will become familiar with the key ethical theories surrounding global challenges and the implementation of philosophy for addressing them. This will make learners think about major global problems and help them develop their views about them. 

They would be able to analyze the problems like migration, climate change, widespread poverty, and global inequality and the course will help them present their unbiased thought and views on them. Frequent tests, quizzes, and assignments make learning more effective and efficient. At the end, of the course, a certification is awarded to the learners after qualifying a test, to help them demonstrate their dedication towards continuous learning and unending personal growth. 

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4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Sociology
Certificate

Many Faces: Understanding the Complexities of Chinese Culture

Many Faces: Understanding the Complexities of Chinese Culture certification is a one-month course that is provided by the University of Exeter in alliance with FutureLearn. In all these years, the culture of the Chinese people still remains unexplored when compared to the history of China, and its political aspect. This course brings out the richness of the Chinese culture so modern China can be understood better.

Many Faces: Understanding the Complexities of Chinese Culture certification syllabus has 3 aspects that are important to Chinese culture. This course will provide an idea of what the concept of ‘noble hero’ is, and how it is showcased on political, and cultural platforms. Other than this, the course also helps find out the cause of tension that is brought upon both by the modern, and traditional values in the art, literature of China that is created by the immigrant marginalised group.

Many Faces: Understanding the Complexities of Chinese Culture training is divided into steps, activities over a period of 4 weeks so the candidates can easily learn the course without any hassle.

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4 Weeks
Skills Covered:
Cultural sensitivity
Writing for Social Justice

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Certificate

Writing for Social Justice

4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Certificate

Citizen Politics in America: Public Opinion, Elections, Interest Groups, and the Media

4 Weeks
Beginner
05 August 2026 - 20 July 2027
Free
US-China Relations Past Present and Future

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NUS via Edx
Certificate

US-China Relations Past Present and Future

4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Europe Without Borders

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Certificate

Europe Without Borders

4 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Great Experiments in Psychology

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Certificate

Great Experiments in Psychology

The Great Experiments in Psychology certification course is a 4 weeks course. This postgraduate programme is available online through Swayam’s provider platform. Human Psychology is such a subject that excites people to know about what humans actually do think of their race as a whole. Hence this course was based on the above-stated ideology. 

The Great Experiments in Psychology training is offered for everyone who wants to establish themselves through various experiments in psychology as a science that are usually unknown for many people. This programme usually gives an attempt in sharing certain important experiments prevalent in the history of Psychology that has helped towards shaping up its identity as a science. Ultimately this course will help in designing experiments using human subjects trying to understand the scientific approach of psychology.

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4 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Psychology
Certificate

An Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Accents, Attitudes and Identity

Provided by the University of York, the An Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Accents, Attitudes and Identity certification is a short-term course that is issued on the FutureLearn platform. This course is prepared for the main people who want to know how to speak and understand the English language in a proper sense. This Linguistic course shows what effects on oneself and society are established when attitude comes into the picture.

An Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Accents, Attitudes and Identity certification syllabus says that there are different accents when it comes to people’s speaking. This course will act as a guide about how attitudes are formed in society, and what it does to people’s way of speaking languages. 

These 4 weeks of An Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Accents, Attitudes, and Identity training will enlighten on the sociolinguistic research methods and their impact on real-world implications of the Language spoken by society as a whole.

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Introduction to Applied Linguistics and TESOL

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4 Weeks
Beginner
6,500
Skills Covered:
Language skills
Managing Intellectual Property in Universities

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Certificate

Managing Intellectual Property in Universities

The ‘Managing Intellectual Property in Universities’ online certification course is focused on delivering insights on the features involved and the importance of establishing an intellectual property center in universities and colleges to increase the ranking and enhance the innovation ecosystem in educational institutions. This free training program is provided by Swayam online portal in collaboration with the National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL).

The participants of this course are guided by the program instructor, Dr. Feroz Ali who teaches Intellectual Property Rights(IPR) at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. The classes are conducted online through videos, lectures, online resources, and other evaluation techniques. The students of this course will gain both theoretical and practical experience with the hands-on training during the program which enables students to get practical experience with forming and managing an IP center.

The ‘Managing Intellectual Property in Universities’ certification course helps students to receive the course certificate and credit points after completing the course which is done within four weeks in this elective program.

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4 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of law Entrepreneurial skills Legal Knowledge Financial knowledge
Social Norms Social Change I

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Certificate

Social Norms, Social Change I

4 Weeks
Beginner
2,699
Certificate

Global Inequality

4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Certificate

Global Social Change

4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Certificate

Fashion Values: Society

4 Weeks
Free

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