Off course

The most engaging online courses from institutions across the world for young adults, to help them develop interests, gain skills and meet some new people along the way

Off course

Representation pic

Online Academic Summer School, SOAS

The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) was the first UK university to offer an online summer school in response to the pandemic. It offers intensive courses, which feature a blend of live tutorials, recorded lectures, group discussions and independent learning along with a range of online resources for students. The courses, suitable for undergraduates, graduates and professionals alike, are on areas like media and gender, sustainable finance and climate change, and international law, with sessions beginning on June 28 and July 19. There are also complementary workshops on media skills, along with online sessions on yoga and mindfulness and Arabic music. “Whether you want to earn credit, expand your existing knowledge or explore a new area of interest, the Academic Summer School will develop your critical thinking, enhance your career skills and challenge you with new perspectives on the global issues of our time,” says John Whitaker, global partnerships manager at the university.
Visit: https://www.soas.ac.uk/summerschool/subjects/courses/

Asian Cinema Education

An ongoing international project created by four European film festivals—Five Flavours Asian Film Festival, Udine Far East Film Festival, CAMERA JAPAN Festival and Helsinki Cine Aasia—this programme aims to encourage interest in Asian cinema, and offers an opportunity to work closely with experienced film scholars, festival organisers and industry professionals, and is best suited for future film journalists, bloggers, programmers, festival organisers and Asian cinema enthusiasts.

It allows both active participation and auditing, and presents 16 lectures by experts on subjects like Japanese horror and science fiction, the success of the Chinese film industry, the auteur cinema of Thailand, the fascinating aspects of animé and the contemporary cinema of India. It also has free-of-charge interactive online courses focusing on different aspects of Asian film criticism and journalism. “The lecturers combine a real interest in pop culture with a wide knowledge about its social contexts, links to traditions, and its relationship with the trends present in modern culture. The fascination with selected tropes or auteurs opens the door to an in-depth understanding of Asian cinemas and their role in the context of world film,” informs Anna Maminska, coordinator of the project.
Visit: https://www.piecsmakow.pl/education

Tu Berlin Summer School Online

At the Technische Universität Berlin, the Summer and Winter University started in 2015, offers innovative courses in the fields of engineering, computer science, business, and since 2020, intensive, interactive online courses on python programming, entrepreneurship and space science. The 2021 programme runs over three terms, starting on July 5 and continuing to August 27, with a range of courses and timeslots. There is also a digital culture programme with interactive sessions on Berlin’s sights, including virtual museum tours, quizzes, art trips, competitions and challenges. “Students can expect interactive sessions and up-to-date inputs that will help them both in their field of studies and in future work… The group-work elements and interaction with classmates from around the world also
provide the opportunity to build international networks and work in inter-cultural teams,” says project manager Michaela Ihme.
Visit: https://www.tu-berlin.de/summer_university/

E-learning, University of Athens

This University of Athens initiative, in operation since 2001, offers courses suitable for all age groups on a variety of fields from archaeology and philosophy to economics, with upcoming courses on topics like the cultural history of wine, the arts of ancient Greece, sports law, nanomedicine, museum learning and Mediterranean food. Senior academics and experts of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens are the supervisors of the programmes which, as its website states, “link theoretical and academic knowledge to the practical and applied skills required in professional fields.” The time periods of the courses vary from a month to as long as 19 weeks.
Visit: https://elearninguoa.org/

"Exciting news! Mid-day is now on WhatsApp Channels