Coursera is a global learning platform with a community of over 175 million users, collaborating with leading universities and academic institutions worldwide, including Stanford University, Yale University, and the University of Michigan. The platform also offers professional certificates developed in partnership with industry leaders such as Google, IBM, Meta, Salesforce, SAP, and Intuit.

A key component of this partnership is access to the Coursera Career Academy program, which includes over 700 courses across 50 career pathways in fields with the highest demand in today’s job market. The program enables learners to earn micro-credentials and professional certificates from global technology leaders such as Google, IBM, Meta, and Microsoft.

Students of Lazarski University can pursue full certification programs, as well as individual courses or modules, allowing them to flexibly tailor their learning paths to their educational and professional goals.

The importance of such competencies is supported by data:

• 86% of students believe that professional certificates help them achieve career success,
• employers are on average 72% more likely to hire candidates who hold such certificates,
• 76% of students are more likely to choose degree programs that offer industry-relevant micro-credentials.

Modern higher education must respond to the real needs of the labor market. By expanding its collaboration with Coursera, Lazarski University consistently strengthens the practical dimension of education, offering students not only international learning experiences but, above all, tangible skills that enhance their competitiveness in the job market.