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    Yonsei University

    Sustainable Development in the 21st Century with Ban Ki-moon

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Environmental Issue, Community Development, Socioeconomics, Environmental Policy, Sustainability Standards, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, International Relations, Social Justice, Strategic Partnership, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, Empowerment, Governance, Innovation

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    257 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Public Health in Humanitarian Crises 1

    Skills you'll gain: Sanitation, Crisis Intervention, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Water Resources, Chronic Diseases, Emergency Response, Nutrition and Diet, Community Health, Health Systems, Environmental Resource Management, Epidemiology, Health Care, Infectious Diseases

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    565 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    SkillUp

    Project Management Communication, Stakeholders & Leadership

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Resource Management, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Project Schedules, Resource Planning, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Stakeholder Communications, Negotiation, Project Management, Resource Allocation, Leadership and Management, Leadership, Scheduling, Project Coordination, Team Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, Technical Communication, Decision Making

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    171 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Trees and Graphs: Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Data Structures, Algorithms, Tree Maps, Theoretical Computer Science, Analysis, Computational Thinking, Network Analysis, Computer Programming, Python Programming

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    173 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnQuest

    Java Class Library

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Framework, Java Programming, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, Data Structures, File Management

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    202 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Data Warehouse Concepts, Design, and Data Integration

    Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Database Design, Data Integration, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Modeling, Star Schema, Relational Databases, Snowflake Schema, Data Architecture, Business Intelligence, SQL, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Mart, PostgreSQL, Data Transformation, Data Quality

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    1.1K reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Los obstáculos y la conducción en las negociaciones

    Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Conflict Management, Overcoming Obstacles, Communication Strategies, Coordination, Timelines, Emotional Intelligence, Goal Setting, Rapport Building, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Self-Awareness, Active Listening

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    151 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Mindfulness, Dignity, and the Art of Human Connection

    Skills you'll gain: Intercultural Competence, Compassion, Cultural Diversity, Empathy, Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development, Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Liberal Arts, Resilience, Active Listening, Curiosity, Creativity

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Transformer Models and BERT Model

    Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Natural Language Processing, Generative Model Architectures, Artificial Neural Networks

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    121 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Professional Success Skills

    Skills you'll gain: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Business Ethics, Business Analytics, Ideation, Creative Problem-Solving, Leadership and Management, Business Analysis, Business Leadership, Brainstorming, Business Strategy, Organizational Leadership, Decision Making, Emotional Intelligence, Accounting, Cultural Sensitivity, Cultural Diversity, Brand Management, Organizational Structure, Culture

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    353 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Tecnológico de Monterrey

    Psicología Positiva

    Skills you'll gain: Personal Development, Social Work, Empowerment, Self-Awareness, Positive Behavior Support, Community Development, Resilience, Psychology, Social Sciences, Mindfulness

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    174 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Arizona State University

    Building Relationships with Communication

    Skills you'll gain: Empathy, Rapport Building, Relationship Building, Interpersonal Communications, Social Skills, Verbal Communication Skills, Leadership, Compassion, Teamwork, Communication, Active Listening, Self-Awareness

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    118 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular self-starter courses

  • Sustainable Development in the 21st Century with Ban Ki-moon: Yonsei University
  • Public Health in Humanitarian Crises 1: Johns Hopkins University
  • Project Management Communication, Stakeholders & Leadership : SkillUp
  • Trees and Graphs: Basics: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Java Class Library: LearnQuest
  • Data Warehouse Concepts, Design, and Data Integration: University of Colorado System
  • Los obstáculos y la conducción en las negociaciones: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Mindfulness, Dignity, and the Art of Human Connection: University of Michigan
  • Transformer Models and BERT Model: Google Cloud
  • Professional Success Skills: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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