Coursera was launched in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller. Its mission is to provide universal access to world-class learning. It is now one of the largest online learning platforms globally, with 118 million registered learners as of end 2022. Coursera partners with over 300 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalogue of content and credentials, including courses, specializations, professional certificates, guided projects, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Institutions worldwide use Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, local populations and students in fields such as data science, technology, and business. Coursera became a B Corp in February 2021.
The Reskilling Revolution has mobilized an impressive multistakeholder community of over 350 organizations. The Forum is working to provide 1 billion people with better education, skills ...
The World Economic Forum is working to expand employment opportunities for refugees and accelerate hiring through the Refugee Employment Alliance.
Online learning and remote work are helping level the playing fields, offering women educational and career opportunities they might not otherwise have had.
As countries make bigger investments in their innovation ecosystems, there is an opportunity to ensure that those systems go beyond closing gender gaps, to shaping gender-equitable soluti...
Online learning provides a great opportunity to empower women with the skills and education needed to re-enter the workforce and close the gender gap.
