How FutureLearn is preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
What is GDPR? The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – the strengthening of data protection in the European Union (EU) – comes into effect on 25 May 2018. The regulation will apply to all companies located in the EU or processing the personal data of any individual residing in the EU. How will it affect…
Celebrate National Coding Week with FutureLearn
Join a live coding Q&A with Raspberry Pi At 13:00 UTC+1 on 18 September 2017, we’ll be running a live coding Q&A on Facebook with the Raspberry Pi Foundation. This UK-based charity provides low-cost, high-performance computers, to help people learn, solve problems and have fun. Raspberry Pi already offers a range of coding courses on…
Introducing upgrading on FutureLearn courses
From today, we’re making some changes to the way FutureLearn courses work. Now you’ll be able to upgrade your courses, giving you a set of benefits, instead of only being able to buy a Certificate when you finish a course. You can now upgrade your courses On FutureLearn courses starting from 6 March 2017, you…
Lifting restrictions for learners in Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria
In April we announced that in order to comply with United States’ Government regulations, we had to restrict access to FutureLearn for learners in Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria. We are very pleased to announce that since this morning (Wednesday 8 November 2017) FutureLearn has once again been available to learners everywhere in…
Restricted course access for learners in Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea or Syria
UPDATE: These restrictions have now been lifted, read more. FutureLearn employs US citizens and works with US suppliers and a growing number of US educational institutions. The combination of these things means we have to comply with US sanctions. These regulations restrict economic and trade activities with four countries and one region identified by the…
National Coding Week shows how easy it is to start coding
“Coding is overwhelming at first, but once you start, it’s like a chain reaction. You want to learn more and more. It makes you question what you can actually do.” – Nicky, coding beginner Nicky was one of 16 programming novices who dropped by FutureLearn HQ in London this week, for a beginners’ coding class…
