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Complex Problem Structuring: a Socio-Technical Perspective (edX)

Learn how to analyze and structure complex socio-technical problems and how to manage uncertainty. Discover how to use problem structuring as a key element in dealing with societal challenges and socio-technical problems and how it helps to avoid implementation of wrong solutions.

Co-Creating Sustainable Cities (edX)

Learn how citizen’s co-creation is key in making cities worldwide more sustainable. Around the world, major challenges of our time such as population growth and climate change are being addressed in cities. Here, citizens play an important role amidst governments, companies, NGOs and researchers in creating social, technological and [...]

Sustainable Urban Development (edX)

Learn why cities are key in resolving global urbanization and sustainability challenges and how you can engineer tomorrow’s cities today. Did you know that cities take up less than 3% of the earth’s land surface, but more than 50% of the world’s population live in them? And, cities generate [...]

Shaping Urban Futures (Coursera)

If we are to make sense of the future of humanity, we must understand the future of the city. For some scholars the 21st century globe will see the most significant change of human history - the move of most of the world to live in cities - a [...]

Motivating Gen Z Learners: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know (Coursera)

The purpose of this course is to equip parents and educators with the knowledge of motivational theories and their application in real-life contexts. Following the storyline of two children, Bob and Sarah, course participants are presented with a variety of problem scenarios. These depict common motivational issues that [...]

Introduction to Archaeology : Archaeology as Science (Coursera)

Apr 1st 2024
Introduction to Archaeology : Archaeology as Science (Coursera)
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This course is the second in a series on the discipline of Archaeology. It is intended for learners at all stages, including advanced high school, college students, or life-long learners. Basic information about Archaeology and its history are presented in the previous introductory course.

Introduction to Archaeology: Archaeology as Activism (Coursera)

Apr 1st 2024
Introduction to Archaeology: Archaeology as Activism (Coursera)
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This course is the fourth and final course in a series on the discipline of Archaeology. It is intended for learners at all stages, including advanced high school, college students, or life-long learners. Basic information about Archaeology and its history are presented in the first introductory course. [...]

Introduction to Archaeology: Knowing The Past (Coursera)

Apr 1st 2024
Introduction to Archaeology: Knowing The Past (Coursera)
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This course is an introduction to a series on the discipline of Archaeology. It is intended for learners at all stages, including advanced high school, college students, or life-long learners. Basic information about Archaeology and its history are presented in this course, while the following three courses cover scientific [...]

Introduction to Archaeology: Reconstruction of The Past (Coursera)

Apr 1st 2024
Introduction to Archaeology: Reconstruction of The Past (Coursera)
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This course is the third course in a series on the discipline of Archaeology. It is intended for learners at all stages, including advanced high school, college students, or life-long learners. Basic information about Archaeology and its history are presented in the first introductory course.

Sustainable high-end tourism (Coursera)

Welcome to the sustainable high-end tourism course. Why should you take this course? High-end tourism is a sector and industry that has grown in the last 50 years in an exponential way across the globe. The recent developments in our world -with globalization and sustainability- need to be addressed [...]