Great way to learn for free at university level! New 13 uni courses are offered for free through a new MOOC educational platform Iversity. Courses are provided by leading German universities and taught in English.
You can pick up knowledge in many fields: from design basics to public privacy, from vehicle engineering to politics.
The first course starts on October 15.
1.Contemporary Architecture(Prof. Dr. Ivan Shumkov).
Starts: 15 OCTOBER 2013
How can Architecture improve the life of people and our society? What can you do to make our buildings, cities and environment better? Take this journey through contemporary architecture and learn how to see, imagine and build a better world.
2.Dark Matter in Galaxies: The Last Mystery(Prof. Paolo Salucci)
Starts: 15 OCTOBER 2013
There is something out there in space, something invisible we have a hard time to understand. But we can be certain of one thing: It played a major role in the formation of our and any other galaxy!
3.The Future Of Storytelling (Prof. Winfried Gerling, Prof. Constanze Langer, MA Christina Maria Schollerer, and Julian van Dieken)
Starts: 25 OCTOBER 2013
Are you interested in the mechanics of current fiction formats? Do you want to know how stories are told? Do you want to analyze, understand, contextualize and create stories and narratives? Then join our MOOC and share our passion for storytelling!
4.Political Philosophy: An Introduction (Prof. Dr. Furio Cerutti)
Starts: 27 OCTOBER 2013
Are you interested in politics? Do you feel the need to have a clearer understanding of it, beyond the conventional language of media and social networks? Well, this course might provide the help and the stimulus you are looking for.
5.Design 101 (or Design Basics) (Stefano Mirti, Anne-Sophie Gauvin, Prof. Giovanni Pasca Raymondi, and Dott. Lucia Giuliano)
Starts: 28 OCTOBER 2013
Design your own world. Are you ready? This MOOC is a journey into contemporary design through 101 exercises. Learn by doing and transform your everyday life into 101 projects.
6.Public Privacy: Cyber Security and Human Rights (Prof. Dr. Anja Mihr)
Starts: DECEMBER 2013
Wild, wild web: Is the Internet a lawless no man’s land? Based on the recent public debate on data protection and massive privacy infringements, this course will explore the connection between cyber security and human rights.
7.Monte Carlo Methods in Finance (Prof. Dr. Alberto Suárez)
Starts: JANUARY 2014
Non-bankers can learn to understand the mathematical models that have made the headlines so many times in recent years. A course for students of economics, business studies, mathematics, physics and computer science.
8.DNA - From Structure to Therapy(Dr. rer. nat. habil. Susanne Illenberger and Prof. DPhil. Sebastian Springer)
Starts: SPRING 2014
This course takes students onto a journey from DNA molecules that feature prominently crime series such as CSI, to genetically modified foods and cancer therapy. Curiosity and high school biology are prerequisites for this course.
9.Vehicle Dynamics I: Accelerating and Braking (Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Meywerk)
Starts: SPRING 2014
From Bugatti Veyron to Volkswagen Beetle, from racing to passenger car: Learn here how they speed-up and slow-down!
10.The Fascination of Crystals and Symmetry (Dr. Frank Hoffmann, Dipl.-Chem. Michael Sartor, and Prof. Dr. Michael Fröba)
Starts: SPRING 2014
Rubies, sugar, snowflakes: crystals are beauty, arranged in grid structures. This MOOC explains the basic building blocks of crystals, their symmetrical structure and introduces free software for crystal structure exploring.
11.The DO School Start-Up Lab (Romy Kraemer, Florian Hoffmann, Katherin Kirschenmann, Dr. Mei Wang, and Rouven Steinfeld)
Starts: SPRING 2014
Have a plan for changing the world? It’s time to learn how to DO it!
12.The European Union in Global Governance (Prof. Dr. Christoph Herrmann, Prof. Dr. Jan Wouters, Prof. Dr. Anna Triandafyllidou, Prof. Marise Cremona, and Dr. Joris Larik)
Starts: SPRING 2014
The EU is a heavyweight in international trade and a political actor of global rank. It has its own diplomatic servive and its own military capabilities. This MOOC explains the legal framework of the EU and its role in the multipolar world order.
13.Vehicle Dynamics II: Cornering (Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Meywerk)
Starts: SPRING 2014
From Bugatti Veyron to Volkswagen Beetle, from racing to passenger car: Learn how they corner and drift, under- and over-steer!
14.Vehicle Dynamics III: Vertical oscillations (Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Meywerk)
Starts: FALL 2014
From Bugatti Veyron to Volkswagen Beetle, from racing to passenger car: Learn how they behave on a country road and on the autobahn!
Also, you can practice you German skills; additional 10 courses are offered in German.
Courses in German:
- Web-Engineering I: Grundlagen der Web-Entwicklung
- Grundlagen des Marketing
- Einführung in die Betriebswirtschaftslehre
- Mathe-MOOC: Mathematisch denken!
- Changemaker MOOC - Social Entrepreneurship
- Einführung in die Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung
- Web-Engineering II: Entwicklung mobiler HTML5-Apps
- Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen
- Sectio chirurgica - 'Anatomie interaktiv'
- Internationales Agrarmanagement
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