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Coursera: Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Tel Aviv University Join Coursera
We are pleased to announce that the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Tel Aviv University (TAU) have become members of Coursera’s network of educational partners, and will soon offer free online courses to anyone in the world. These two universities will join 80 universities and other educational institutions, including fellow Israeli institution and current partner Hebrew University of Jerusalem, to promote learning without limits through our platform. As of today, the Technion and TAU will develop an initial offering of four courses, which span the subjects of engineering, archaeology, biology and cultural studies. The Technion’s first course will be offered in English and Arabic: • Nanotechnology and Nanosensors, taught by Professor Hossam Haick of the Wolfson Department of Chemical EngineeringTAU’s initial course offerings will be in English, including: • The Rise and Fall of Jerusalem - Judah Under Babylonian Rule, taught by Professor Oded L…