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    Universidad de Palermo

    Felicidad y Políticas Públicas

    Skills you'll gain: Public Policies, Political Sciences, Policy Analysis, Social Studies, Social Sciences, Community Development, Sociology, Surveys

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Intro to Federated Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Secure Coding, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Distributed Computing, Machine Learning

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Kennesaw State University

    Cybersecurity: What to Do When You Are a Victim

    Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Computer Security Incident Management, Security Awareness, Personally Identifiable Information, Cyber Risk, Threat Detection, Information Privacy, Safety and Security, Multi-Factor Authentication

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    LearnQuest

    Managing IoT Security in Networks

    Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Network Security, Internet Of Things, Identity and Access Management, Encryption, Security Engineering, Infrastructure Security, Cybersecurity, Security Controls, Threat Management, Cloud Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Detection, Cloud Solutions, Systems Architecture, Cryptography, Information Privacy, Authentications, Authorization (Computing)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Alfaisal University | KLD

    البطالة | Unemployment

    Skills you'll gain: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Socioeconomics, Economics, Social Sciences, Public Policies, Policy Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Minnesota

    Social Determinants of Health: Vulnerable Populations

    Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Equity, Maternal Health, Statistical Software, Box Plots, Data Analysis, Health Policy, Child Health, Socioeconomics, Health Informatics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Public Health, Data Visualization, Diversity Awareness, Policy Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Council on Foreign Relations

    Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation

    Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, Energy and Utilities, Social Justice, Environmental Issue, Sustainable Development, Environmental Policy, Emerging Technologies, Environment, Sustainable Technologies, Artificial Intelligence

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Minnesota

    Social Determinants of Health: Health Care Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Health Equity, Health Disparities, Health Systems, Public Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Healthcare Ethics, Health Policy, Data Analysis, Health Care, Data Ethics, Substance Abuse, Correlation Analysis, Heat Maps, Patient Education And Counseling, Community Mental Health Services, Data Visualization, Health Informatics, Trauma Care, Mental Health

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Mitigating the Human Impact on Wetlands

    Skills you'll gain: Water Resources, Water Resource Management, Environmental Laws, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Policy, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Regulations, Environmental Engineering and Restoration, Environmental Science, Climate Change Adaptation, Interviewing Skills

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Lund University

    1.5° Lifestyles: Mainstreaming Everyday Sustainability

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Business, Climate Change Mitigation, Resource Consumption Accounting, Climate Change Adaptation, Systems Thinking, Consumer Behaviour, Sustainability Standards, Education and Training, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Community Development, Economics, Environmental Policy, Public Policies, Critical Thinking

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Interactive Brokers

    Monetary Measures, Economic Output and Corporate Profits

    Skills you'll gain: Business Economics, Economics, Economic Development, Gross Profit, Fiscal Management, Financial Policy, Corporate Finance, Financial Statements, Financial Market, Supply And Demand, Banking, Market Dynamics, Forecasting

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Lausanne

    HEALTHY URBAN SYSTEMS - PART 1

    Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Geographic Information Systems, Public Health, Case Studies, Health Systems, Spatial Analysis, Systems Thinking, Social Determinants Of Health, Sustainable Development, Data Management, Environmental Science, Emerging Technologies

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Felicidad y Políticas Públicas: Universidad de Palermo
  • Intro to Federated Learning: DeepLearning.AI
  • Cybersecurity: What to Do When You Are a Victim: Kennesaw State University
  • Managing IoT Security in Networks: LearnQuest
  • البطالة | Unemployment: Alfaisal University | KLD
  • Social Determinants of Health: Vulnerable Populations: University of Minnesota
  • Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation: Council on Foreign Relations
  • Social Determinants of Health: Health Care Systems: University of Minnesota
  • Mitigating the Human Impact on Wetlands: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • 1.5° Lifestyles: Mainstreaming Everyday Sustainability: Lund University

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