SDG 9: Innovation Courses and Certifications

Lund University

Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities

53 reviews

This course explores sustainable cities as engines for greening the economy in Europe and around the world. We place cities in the context of sustainable urban transformation and climate change. We connect the key trends of urbanization, decarbonisation…

• Coursera
• 5 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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Introduction to Sustainability

16 reviews

This course introduces the academic approach of Sustainability and explores how today’s human societies can endure in the face of global change, ecosystem degradation and resource limitations.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Social Impact Strategy: Tools for Entrepreneurs and Innovators

6 reviews

This course offers an introduction to social impact strategy and social entrepreneurship, including key concepts, an overview of the field, and tools to get started as a changemaker.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Our Energy Future

7 reviews

This course is designed to introduce students to the issues of energy in the 21st century – including food and fuels – which are inseparably linked – and will discuss energy production and utilization from the biology, engineering, economics, climate sci…

• Coursera
• 9 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global Trends for Business and Society

1 review

In this course, you’ll learn to analyze rapidly changing global trends, their effects on consumer and labor markets, financial systems, and geopolitical relationships among countries all over the world.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Introduction to solar cells

10 reviews

How do solar cells work, why do we need, and how can we measure their efficiency? These are just some of the questions Introduction to solar cells tackles. Whether you are looking for general insight in this green technology or your ambition is to pursue…

• Coursera
• 5 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Optimizing Diversity on Teams

By drawing on social science perspectives, this course enables you to learn what diversity is, and how to use it to maximize team performance, innovation and creativity. You also learn how to draw out the collective wisdom of diverse teams, handle confli…

• Coursera
• 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Design Thinking for Innovation

5 reviews

Today innovation is everyone's business. Whether you are a manager in a global corporation, an entrepreneur starting up, in a government role, or a teacher in an elementary school, everyone is expected to get lean – to do better with less.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Manchester

Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries Part 1: Understanding Complex Problems

8 reviews

Our course explores what can be done to solve the complex problem that half a billion people worldwide do not have improved water supplies and two billion do not have improved sanitation.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Age of Sustainable Development

14 reviews

The Age of Sustainable Development" gives students an understanding of the key challenges and pathways to sustainable development - that is, economic development that is also socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable.

• Coursera
• 14 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Impact Measurement & Management for the SDGs

1 review

How can businesses and investors help fill the multi-trillion dollar gap needed for sustainable development? Simply put, by getting better at measuring and managing impacts on people and planet. Through this course, anyone can learn to improve their orga…

• Coursera
• 5 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global Strategy I: How The Global Economy Works

1 review

Starting in the late 1990s, “globalization” became a buzzword to describe the apparent integration of markets in the world economy. Many authors and pundits claimed that the world was converging towards a market-friendly democratic place, while gurus and…

• Coursera
• 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Design Thinking for the Greater Good: Innovation in the Social Sector

2 reviews

Do you work for a nonprofit or in the social sector? Are you struggling to solve the problems and meet the needs of the people you serve? Come learn more about how design thinking, a human-centered approach to problem solving, can help you truly understa…

• Coursera
• 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Solar Energy System Design

1 review

Solar Energy System Design builds upon the introduction to PV systems from Solar Energy Basics course, which included basic system components and functions, as well as some basic system sizing using simplifying assumptions.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Solar Energy Basics

1 review

This course gives you an introduction to the fundamentals of solar power as it applies to solar panel system installations. You will learn to compare solar energy to other energy resources and explain how solar panels, or photovoltaics (PV for short), co…

• Coursera
• 5 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)