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      Duke University

      Healthcare Leadership for Climate Change

      Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Health Equity, Design Thinking, Professional Development, Environmental Issue, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Advocacy, Community Organizing, Leadership, Sustainable Systems, Leadership Development, Social Determinants Of Health, Personal Development, Environmental Science, Health Education, Environment and Resource Management, Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainable Development, Physical Science, Energy and Utilities

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      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      United Cities and Local Governments of Africa

      Financing Infrastructure in African Cities

      Skills you'll gain: Project Finance, Risk Management, Finance, Financial Policy, Fiscal Management, Case Studies, Community Development, Decision Making, Economic Development, Sustainable Development, Economics, Revenue Management, Governance, Stakeholder Engagement

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment for GenAI Projects

      Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Generative AI, Information Systems Security Assessment Framework (ISSAF), Data Ethics, Information Privacy, Regulatory Compliance, Compliance Management, Risk Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Risk Mitigation, Stakeholder Analysis

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Interpretable Machine Learning Applications: Part 2

      Skills you'll gain: Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Applied Machine Learning, Random Forest Algorithm, Data Processing, Machine Learning Algorithms, Predictive Modeling, Regression Analysis, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis

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      Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

      Liderazgo femenino: potencia habilidades e impulsa el cambio

      Skills you'll gain: Persuasive Communication, Public Speaking, Professional Development, Communication, Empowerment, Emotional Intelligence, Mentorship, Leadership Development, Leadership, Resilience, Professional Networking, Initiative and Leadership, Assertiveness, Self-Awareness, Branding, Empathy, Relationship Building, Diversity and Inclusion

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Lund University

      Urban Climate Governance: Towards 1.5° Celsius Alignment

      Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Change Adaptation, Environment, Environmental Engineering and Restoration, Sustainable Development, Energy and Utilities, Sustainable Architecture, Scientific Methods, Sustainable Technologies, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Transportation Operations, Environmental Policy, Governance

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Cape Town

      How Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets can master the Blockchain Technology

      Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Cryptography, FinTech, Emerging Technologies, Ledgers (Accounting), Machine Learning, Financial Data, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Systems, Financial Services, Supervised Learning, Data Structures, Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Entrepreneurship, Technology Strategies, Unsupervised Learning, Distributed Computing, Reinforcement Learning

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Data Visualization & Analytics in Tableau

      Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Tableau Software, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Geospatial Mapping, Histogram, Advanced Analytics, Spatial Analysis, Scatter Plots, Data Science, Data Manipulation, Business Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Analytics, Forecasting

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Mixed Methods Research: Bridging Qualitative & Quantitative

      Skills you'll gain: Data Collection, Research Design, Research Methodologies, Qualitative Research, Data Ethics, Quantitative Research, Data Integration, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Research, Report Writing, Surveys, Interactive Data Visualization, Stakeholder Communications, Presentations, Data Analysis, Data Management, Analysis

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Social Media Marketing Specialists

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Campaign Management, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Content Creation, Social Media Content, Innovation, Marketing Operations, Social Media Campaigns, Prompt Engineering, AI Personalization, Instagram, Customer Engagement, Analysis, Data Analysis

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Java Development Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Continuous Integration, Restful API, User Requirements Documents, Docker (Software), Model View Controller, Front-End Web Development, Databases, User Story, CI/CD, Java, Java Programming, Hibernate (Java), Database Application, HTML and CSS, Full-Stack Web Development, Spring Boot, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Back-End Web Development, Software Design Documents

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Sciences Po

      Be entrepreneurial in Cultural Industries in the digital age

      Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Promotional Strategies, Business Modeling, Content Creation, Business Leadership, Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation, Digital Transformation, Market Opportunities, Business Economics, Intellectual Property, Consumer Behaviour

      4.1
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular public policy courses

    • Healthcare Leadership for Climate Change: Duke University
    • Financing Infrastructure in African Cities: United Cities and Local Governments of Africa
    • Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment for GenAI Projects: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Interpretable Machine Learning Applications: Part 2: Coursera Project Network
    • Liderazgo femenino: potencia habilidades e impulsa el cambio: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
    • Urban Climate Governance: Towards 1.5° Celsius Alignment: Lund University
    • How Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets can master the Blockchain Technology: University of Cape Town
    • Data Visualization & Analytics in Tableau: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Mixed Methods Research: Bridging Qualitative & Quantitative: Coursera Instructor Network
    • GenAI for Social Media Marketing Specialists: Coursera Instructor Network

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