University of Geneva

Description This course provides an introduction to International Organizations and the United Nations, and explores how business and management tools can be applied in these settings to achieve better, more effective results. With a focus on cross-sector partnerships in a changing world, the course offers you insights into the inner workings of international organizations and…

Description What is climate change ? How are mountain regions affected by the evolution of water resources and their uses ? What kind of risks need to be considered ? Mountains are recognized as particularly sensitive physical environments where intense and rapid changes have in the past, and may increasingly in the future, place pressure…

Description This course introduces you to subatomic physics, i.e. the physics of nuclei and particles. More specifically, the following questions are addressed: – What are the concepts of particle physics and how are they implemented? – What are the properties of atomic nuclei and how can one use them? – How does one accelerate and…

Description The number of composite indices that are constructed and used internationally is growing very fast; but whilst the complexity of quantitative techniques has increased dramatically, the education and training in this area has been dragging and lagging behind. As a consequence, these simple numbers, expected to synthesize quite complex issues, are often presented to…

Description Learn how to address the main challenges of communication in humanitarian settings and how to implement a communication plan in the midst of humanitarian action. Price: Enroll For Free! View Class Language: English Subtitles: English Humanitarian communication : Addressing key challenges – University of Geneva

Description In this course, you will dive into the concepts of rationality and irrationality and understand how they impact our investment decisions and what the consequences can be at the market level. You will first explore the different biases that we, as humans, are subjected to when facing investment decisions and how they may impact…

Description The University of Geneva, Institute Pasteur, University of Montreal and Centre Virchow-Villermé/University Paris Descartes welcome you to this MOOC on “Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface”! Over the next 8 weeks, you will explore and learn about some of the major and current Global Health Challenges at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface: zoonotic emerging infections (e.g.…

Description This course gives you an introduction to modeling methods and simulation tools for a wide range of natural phenomena. The different methodologies that will be presented here can be applied to very wide range of topics such as fluid motion, stellar dynamics, population evolution, … This course does not intend to go deeply into…

Description Water management today is faced with new challenges such as climate change or the effects of human activity. Public and private stakeholders who are active in this field must develop new ways to better manage the water cycle “as a whole”. The objective of this MOOC is to develop an understanding of the problems…