METU and Coursera partnership: study abroad with free access to leading university courses

A partnership between Coursera and Hungary’s biggest private university, METU

Budapest Metropolitan University is one of the leading universities in Hungary – and in 2021, it has started a three year partnership with Coursera, the global online learning platform. 

The partnerships strenghtens the university’s existing curriculum in English-language programmes, embedding digital content from leading universities and companies.  

Study abroad at METU and get free access to online courses of leading universities!

Through Coursera for Campus, students of METU gain access to more than 4,200 international courses from universities and organizations such as Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University, University of Michigan, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Imperial College London, IBM, AWS, and Google, among others. 

Students also gain access to specialized programmes, course certificates and Guided Projects spanning disciplines as varied as programming, biology, psychology and language studies. 

"With Coursera for Campus, students in our English language courses will now have access to high quality content that spans subjects far beyond their chosen degree subject." said István Vilmos Kovács, Vice Rector for Budapest Metropolitan University, International Academic Relations. "Students and lecturers can increase their knowledge in almost any discipline and they can link their learnings in new ways with their relevant fields of study."

Expanded learning opportunities with METU - online and abroad

Budapest Metropolitan University has used online learning resources for many years. 

Coursera for Campus complements and further strengthens the university’s existing resources and capabilities in this space by seamlessly integrating courses on the Coursera platform into its own curricula and allowing faculty and staff to privately author Guided Projects, courses and assessment for students at the university.   

Courses on Coursera consist of video and text materials divided into weekly modules. At the end of the units, students can assess their knowledge and upon completion students receive a certification to help them stand out in a competitive job market.

“We are honored to work with Budapest Metropolitan University to integrate Coursera for Campus into its English degree programs and give students across Hungary the opportunity to gain job-relevant skills,” said Anthony Tattersall, Coursera Vice President EMEA. “Today marks the beginning of our long-term commitment to help Budapest Metropolitan University faculty and students prepare for a digital future.”  

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