Partnership brings Cambridge’s famend experience to 175 million learners worldwide
By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content material Officer, Coursera
Right this moment, I’m delighted to announce that College of Cambridge Skilled and Persevering with Schooling will carry a range of the College of Cambridge’s skilled training programs to our international studying platform for the primary time.
College of Cambridge Skilled and Persevering with Schooling, ranked sixth globally by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, will start by launching eight programs and two Specialisations between now and thirty first August. The primary of those programs, Foundations of Finance, is now stay, as is the primary Specialization, The Science of Thoughts and Choice Making.
Designed to equip learners for in-demand careers and the evolving expertise financial system, the choices span high-growth fields comparable to finance, AI, psychology, and forensic science. From Rules of Monetary Management to Moral AI and Forensic DNA Evaluation, every course is constructed to arrange learners for the sensible challenges and alternatives shaping the way forward for work.
This partnership combines the tutorial excellence of the College of Cambridge with Coursera’s AI-powered studying platform and international attain of 175 million learners – together with over 4.5 million in the UK.
Located on the coronary heart of one of many world’s largest know-how clusters, the College of Cambridge has established itself as a pioneer on the intersection of academia and enterprise, with a confirmed observe document of fostering innovation and entrepreneurship. Latest analysis signifies that extra seed-round start-ups in Cambridge (41%) make it to a Sequence A spherical, greater than in another college metropolis in the UK, surpassing Oxford (35%) and London (33%).
The partnership will allow College of Cambridge Skilled and Persevering with Schooling and Coursera to:
- Join learners to confirmed profession outcomes in high-demand job fields
- Lengthen Cambridge’s world-renowned experience in skilled training to learners at a world scale
- Handle essential workforce expertise gaps via internationally recognised programs in rising fields comparable to AI and behavioral science
Cory Saarinen, Assistant Director of Know-how Enhanced Studying at Skilled and Persevering with Schooling, College of Cambridge stated: “We’re wanting ahead to a profitable partnership with Coursera. Skilled and Persevering with Schooling on the College of Cambridge has prolonged entry to university-level examine to adults for over 150 years. Via this new partnership we goal to assist learners from internationally to interact with lifelong studying for skilled and private growth backed by the experience and insights of Cambridge teachers”
This partnership additional strengthens Coursera’s dedication to offering accessible, high-quality training to learners globally, whereas increasing its complete portfolio of programs from the world’s main educational establishments, together with all 4 UK universities ranked inside the high ten of the most recent QS World College Rankings.
For hundreds of years, a College of Cambridge training has been a gateway to distinctive profession alternatives and mental growth. Right this moment, we’re extending that gateway to thousands and thousands via our platform. This collaboration represents the way forward for skilled training, the place geographical limitations not restrict entry to world-class studying, and the place Cambridge’s educational excellence can attain gifted learners in each nook of the globe.
Start your studying journey with the College of Cambridge Skilled and Persevering with Schooling at the moment right here.
