An agreement was signed between C4IR and US company "Coursera" to hold free 1 year lasting free courses in the of the Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies.

Representatives of the Center for Analysis and Coordination of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) under the Ministry of Economy and US Company "Coursera" held a meeting. At the meeting, a presentation of the project of organizing free courses on the online educational platform "Coursera" were held for those who want to improve their knowledge and skills in the field of the Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies. On this event, the company provided information on the duration of the project, selection process, lessons to be taught and other issues. In addition, discussions were held, opinions and suggestions were heard.

Then, an agreement was signed between C4IR and "Coursera" company of implementation of the free courses in the field of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies for 1 year.

Within the framework of cooperation with relevant government agencies on this project, it is planned to create an opportunity to benefit total 89 sub-categories of courses, including programming, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, machine learning, block chain and cloud technologies, as well as leadership, communication and English language skills.

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Note: "Coursera" is the online education platform, which has more than 113 million active users worldwide. The Company founded in 2012 by Stanford University of the USA. Cooperating with several countries of the world, the “Coursera" company offers more than 7 thousand online courses in various categories.