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Coursera

Coursera’s second-largest market after the United States, with more than 18 million learners and 3,500 partner institutions.

Learning · Since 2015

Coursera began in India in 2015 with Coursera for Business, selling university courses to Indian companies, then Coursera for Campus, which took IIM Calcutta among its first partners. In 2020 the Telangana government signed up to train 50,000 unemployed young people.

Times Bridge’s work: thought leadership, brand building, government engagement, enterprise alliances and university relations.

In 2015 Coursera began its chapter in India, one of the world’s largest education markets. From the start India was the right market for Coursera for Business, which brought training and development programmes from leading universities and companies to Indian enterprises and their people.

Coursera for Campus followed, taking IIM Calcutta among its first partners, and in 2020 the Telangana government partnered with Coursera to train 50,000 unemployed young people in advanced technologies. India is now Coursera’s second-largest market in the world, with more than 18 million learners and 3,500 partner institutions.

Coursera listed in March 2021. Since its India launch, Times Bridge has enabled thought leadership, brand building, government engagement, enterprise alliances and university relations.

  1. 01India becomes Coursera’s second-largest market after the United States
  2. 02Coursera for Business, with Indian companies training their workforces
  3. 03Coursera for Campus, with IIM Calcutta among the first campus partners
  4. 04The Telangana government partners with Coursera to train 50,000 unemployed young people, 2020
  5. 0517 million users in India against 20 million in the United States, by Coursera’s own count at the time
  6. 06More than 18 million learners and 3,500 partner institutions
ETGovernment reports the Telangana partnership: 50,000 unemployed young people to be trained, July 2020
ETGovernment reports the Telangana partnership: 50,000 unemployed young people to be trained, July 2020
Coursera for Campus and its first Indian university partners
Coursera for Campus and its first Indian university partners
Coursera at The Economic Times Global Business Summit: changing education one click at a time
Coursera at The Economic Times Global Business Summit: changing education one click at a time
Coursera for Business in Fortune India: preparing companies for changes in the workforce
Coursera for Business in Fortune India: preparing companies for changes in the workforce
Coursera’s top markets by users: 20 million in the United States, 17 million in India
Coursera’s top markets by users: 20 million in the United States, 17 million in India

India is going to have a billion working-age people in the next 5-10 years, and has to be included as an integral part of expansion strategies.

Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO, Coursera

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