Region - Asia

By Raghav Gupta, Managing Director, India and APAC, Coursera India stands as one of our fastest-growing markets, playing a pivotal role in our global strategy. Since the pandemic, the country has led the world in new learner registrations, surpassing 15 million, and enrollments exceeding 40 million. This growth is a powerful testament to the unwavering…

New study uncovers challenges, best practices, and promise of online learning to create more opportunity for women and underserved populations in the post-pandemic economy  By Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer, Coursera In partnership with IFC and the European Commission, I am pleased to announce our global study on women and online learning in emerging markets.…

By Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO, Coursera I’m excited to share Coursera’s fourth annual Job Skills Report, which highlights the critical skills that individuals and institutions are prioritizing for 2025. Drawing from insights across five million enterprise learners and over 7,000 institutional customers, this report provides a data-driven analysis of the trends shaping the future of learning…

By Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera In response to a growing skills gap and accelerating population growth, the Republic of Kazakhstan partnered with Coursera in March 2023 to uplevel their higher education system. Through this partnership, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education set out to equip both students and faculty with digital and other…

By Shravan Goli, Chief Operating Officer Broadband connectivity, online learning, and remote work are unlocking new ways for individuals to participate in the global economy, regardless of their location or prior experience. The new labor market can uncover more equitable career opportunities for job seekers with the right skills and credentials. Increasingly, employers are considering…

This collaboration with nasscom paves the way for colleges & universities to integrate job-relevant credentials into the core curriculum By Raghav Gupta, Managing Director, India and Asia-Pacific, Coursera As skills take center-stage in the digital economy, India is moving rapidly to meet the opportunity unfolding with a future-forward skills ecosystem. The University Grants Commission’s National…

By Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer, Coursera  Coursera is growing rapidly in India — since 2020, 7.5 million new registered learners in the country have joined the Coursera platform. Amid this demand, we are working with our industry partners to better serve our growing Indian learner base with job-relevant content and initiatives to help them…

By Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer, Coursera  Today, as part of Coursera’s ongoing commitment to learners in India, I’m pleased to announce the first entry-level certificates and Specializations from leading Indian industry partners. Experts at PwC India, Tally Education, and Hero Mindmine will equip learners with job-relevant skills in taxation, accounting, insurance, and power systems.…

Partnering with top-tier Indian institutions to help them reach a global audience; Launching localized experiences; Building India operations as the APAC hub  By Coursera Today, we’re announcing a number of initiatives to accelerate growth and operations in India. As demand for Coursera rises in the country, we are unveiling partnerships with top-tier Indian institutions (including…

By Coursera The new program offers multiple admission pathways to expand access and grow talent pool for generative AI and data science jobs; Applications open July 19, 2023 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, India’s #7 top engineering institute, has launched an online Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree Program in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence…