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The system, with 250,000 students, has teamed up with microcredential provider Coursera in its largest partnership yet, which will get students credentialed by tech giants including Meta, IBM and Google. As the saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas. And now going big applies to microcredentials. The University of Texas system, spanning nine campuses with roughly 250,000 students, is expanding its partnership with microcredential provider Coursera. The initiative announced last month is Coursera’s largest, aiming to reach 30,000 students with 35 courses by 2025.
The UT System and online course provider Coursera launched a micro-credential program earlier this month that’s free for all University students, faculty, staff and alumni across its nine academic institutions. Known as the Career Academy, the UT System states it’s the most extensive industry-recognized program from an American university system. The Academy offers over 35.
The established partnership between Louisiana Tech University and Coursera has expanded to increase offerings to Louisiana Tech faculty and staff as well as faculty and staff in institutions within the University of Louisiana System (ULS).