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    Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Cross-border road transport in EU law context

    Skills you'll gain: Transportation Operations, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Case Law, Labor Law, Labor Relations, Commercial Laws, Case Studies, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Court Systems, Civil Law, Workers Compensation, Legal Research, Coordination

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    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 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

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    National Taiwan University

    少年福利與權利 (Welfare and Rights of Youth)

    Skills you'll gain: Child Welfare, Social Work, Community and Social Work, Advocacy, Case Studies, Working With Children, Social Sciences, Empowerment, Social Justice, Public Policies, Human Development, Culture

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    46 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EIT Digital

    Standardisation & Technology

    Skills you'll gain: Technical Standard, Data Ethics, Technology Roadmaps, Interoperability, Emerging Technologies, Information Technology, Information Privacy, Telecommunications, Artificial Intelligence

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    54 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Villes africaines: Mobilités et transports urbains

    Skills you'll gain: Transportation Operations, Demography, Social Sciences, Policy Analysis, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Spatial Analysis, Socioeconomics, Sustainable Development, Sociology, Case Studies

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    24 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EIT Digital

    Privacy in the USA

    Skills you'll gain: Court Systems, Telecommunications, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Legal Research, Data Ethics, Case Law, Digital Communications

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    50 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    IBM Data Privacy for Information Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Information Privacy, Data Governance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Data Management, Data Architecture, Data Strategy, Metadata Management

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    48 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

    What to Finance in Health and at What Price?

    Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Health Equity, Health Systems, Health Care, Public Health, Prioritization, Healthcare Ethics, Policy Analysis, Resource Allocation, Governance, Cost Benefit Analysis, Pharmaceuticals, Health Technology, Price Negotiation, Decision Making, Market Dynamics

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Cloud Computing Essentials with Azure Management

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Infrastructure, Software As A Service, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Security, System Monitoring, Scalability

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    16 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Alberta

    Arctic Development

    Skills you'll gain: Natural Resource Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Environment and Resource Management, Sustainable Development, Community Development, Environmental Policy, Case Studies, International Relations, Environmental Science, Socioeconomics

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    59 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    The Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Religious Transformation in Early China: the Period of Division

    Skills you'll gain: Culture, Ancient History, Cultural Diversity, World History, Art History, Social Studies, Research, Anthropology, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    39 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Prospectiva jurídica

    Skills you'll gain: Legal Research, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Policy Development, Research Methodologies, Systems Thinking, Social Sciences, Trend Analysis, Social Justice, Qualitative Research, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Creativity

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    43 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Cross-border road transport in EU law context: Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Data Modeling and Architecture: Microsoft
  • 少年福利與權利 (Welfare and Rights of Youth): National Taiwan University
  • Standardisation & Technology: EIT Digital
  • Villes africaines: Mobilités et transports urbains: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Privacy in the USA: EIT Digital
  • IBM Data Privacy for Information Architecture: IBM
  • What to Finance in Health and at What Price?: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
  • Cloud Computing Essentials with Azure Management: Microsoft
  • Arctic Development: University of Alberta

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