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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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      Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

      Designing the Future of Finance

      Skills you'll gain: FinTech, Financial Inclusion, Financial Services, Mobile Banking, Banking Services, Data Sharing, Financial Regulation, Financial Systems, Application Programming Interface (API), Financial Data, Banking, Payment Systems, International Finance, API Design, Finance, Interoperability, Open Source Technology, Regulatory Requirements, Strategic Thinking, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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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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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Virginia Darden School Foundation

      Building Generative AI Capabilities

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Customer experience strategy (CX), Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Business Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Marketing Analytics, Business Strategy, Change Management, Competitive Intelligence, Responsible AI, Information Privacy, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Business Ethics

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Starweaver

      Introduction to Automotive Cybersecurity & Vehicle Networks

      Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Cyber Governance, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Policies, Cryptography, Network Security, Cyber Risk, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Security Strategy, Threat Detection, Vulnerability Assessments, Incident Response

      3.5
      Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Real-Time Embedded Systems Theory and Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Software Design, Linux, System Programming, System Design and Implementation, Performance Tuning, Verification And Validation, Algorithms, Debugging

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Navigating Disruption: Generative AI in the Workplace

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Policy Development, Data Ethics, Generative AI Agents, Legal Risk, Operational Risk, Regulatory Compliance, Labor Relations, Data Security, Personally Identifiable Information, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Journalism, Artificial Intelligence, Risk Management, Workforce Planning

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Microsoft

      Data Modeling and Architecture

      Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Ethics, Data Modeling, Data Governance, Data Architecture, Database Design, Power BI, Star Schema, Information Privacy, Data Security, Data Integrity, Snowflake Schema, Relational Databases, Data Quality, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Cleansing

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      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Kennesaw State University

      The Business of Cybersecurity Capstone

      Skills you'll gain: Security Management, Incident Response, Risk Management, Cyber Security Policies, Cyber Governance, Business Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Cyber Security Strategy, Information Management, Business Ethics, Performance Measurement, Compliance Management, Governance, Business Planning, Organizational Strategy

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Build a Business Architecture using AWS Organization

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Solution Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Amazon CloudWatch, Identity and Access Management, Organizational Structure, Cloud Solutions, Continuous Monitoring, Account Management

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Health Equity Research & Practice: Local & Global Lessons

      Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Health Equity, Social Determinants Of Health, Maternal Health, Social Justice, Community Health, Public Health, Health Policy, Sustainable Development, Cultural Diversity, Qualitative Research, Research Methodologies

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      École normale supérieure

      Transiciones energéticas y ecológicas en los países del Sur

      Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Science, Environment and Resource Management, Economic Development, Sustainability Reporting, Project Finance, Governance, International Relations, Economics, Environmental Policy

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Financing Infrastructure in African Cities: United Cities and Local Governments of Africa
    • Designing the Future of Finance: Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
    • How Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets can master the Blockchain Technology: University of Cape Town
    • Building Generative AI Capabilities: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
    • Introduction to Automotive Cybersecurity & Vehicle Networks: Starweaver
    • Real-Time Embedded Systems Theory and Analysis: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Navigating Disruption: Generative AI in the Workplace: University of Michigan
    • Data Modeling and Architecture: Microsoft
    • The Business of Cybersecurity Capstone: Kennesaw State University
    • Build a Business Architecture using AWS Organization: Coursera Project Network

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