Free courses from the best universities in the world

Harvard University

Harvard University is the oldest university in the United States, founded in 1636 and named after the Reverend John Harvard, who left half of his fortune and a large library to the university.

Harvard's alumni include 8 US presidents, 188 living billionaires, 48 Pulitzer Prize winners, more than 50 Nobel Prize winners, 108 Olympic medalists and 10 Academy Award winners.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university in the United States of America and is considered a doctoral university with very high scientific activity according to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

The university has its own MIT OpenCourseWare platform, which contains more than 2,500 MIT courses.

Stanford University

Stanford University was founded in 1891 by former California Governor Leland Stanford.

Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States, at various times studied at Stanford University and was the founder of technology companies Sergey Brin (Google), William Hewlett and David Packard (Hewlett-Packard), Reed Hastings (Netflix), Mike Krieger and others (Instagram) and actress Sigourney Weaver.

Cambridge University

The oldest university in Europe and one of the second oldest in England, the University of Cambridge was founded in 1209 by scholars who left Oxford due to conflicts with the local population.

The university is particularly known for its achievements in the field of exact sciences and medicine. Cambridge has given the world 88 Nobel Prize winners. The University of Cambridge offers several free online courses available on the aforementioned EDX platform.

Imperial College London

Imperial College London was founded in 1907 to celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday. Along with the universities of Cambridge and Oxford, Imperial College is a member of the Golden Triangle and the Russell Group Association of the most prestigious British universities.

In addition to 15 Nobel Prize winners from Imperial College, notable alumni include science fiction writer H.G. Wells, former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Queen guitarist Brian May.

The university offers some free online courses. It can be taken as a subject of interest, as a refresher course, or as support towards a degree.

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

ETH Zurich is the only continental European university in the world's top 10 educational institutions. The university is known for its high-quality teaching and research activities and has a large number of well-known scientists among its graduates and professors.

Despite the fact that tuition fees at ETH Zurich are cheap, there is a way to study at this university for free through online courses on the EDX platform. For MOOCs, universities choose fields that are particularly popular and relevant at the moment. These include ecology, computer science, robotics, etc. After completing the course, participants can receive a certificate for an additional fee.

RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Germany's largest technical university, RWTH Aachen, has more than 45,000 students and is one of the leading providers of online education in Germany.

As part of the RWTHx initiative, the university offers dozens of free online English and German courses based on the university's current study plan for local and international students. Those interested in studying can thus not only gain new knowledge, but also prepare for further studies at RWTH Aachen University. The online format allows students from all over the world to study innovation, electronics, computer science, hydrology, programming, mechanics, management, innovation and modern technology, design, sustainable development and other related topics.