Wageningen University Courses

Sustainable Food Security: Crop Production

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How to feed the world without depleting our planet’s reserves? Learn the basics of crop production. This online course is offered as a MOOC, and is part of the XSeries Sustainable Food Security.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sustainable Food Security: Food Access

7 ratings at edX

Who decides what food is on your plate? Understand the basics of access to food and food decision-making from a multilevel perspective in this course. This online course is offered as a MOOC, and is part of the XSeries Sustainable Food Security.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sustainable Urban Development

22 ratings at edX

Learn why cities are key in resolving global urbanization and sustainability challenges and how you can engineer tomorrow’s cities today.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Animal Behaviour in Conservation

7 ratings at edX

Explore animal behavior's role in conservation, from environmental changes to human-wildlife conflicts. Learn to design innovative interventions for sustainable coexistence with wildlife using behavioral principles.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Genetic Models for Animal Breeding

10 ratings at edX

Understand the genetic and statistic principles that enable responsible animal breeding. Learn how to set up a breeding programme and apply genetic models and tools to predict the breeding value. Subscribe to this online course now.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sustainable Soil Management: Soil for life

23 ratings at edX

Explore soil's vital role, threats to its health, and sustainable management practices. Gain hands-on experience through experiments and games while learning to protect this crucial natural resource.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 8-10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Tourism and Climate Change

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Explore the complex relationship between tourism and climate change, learning about impacts, mitigation strategies, and future challenges to drive sustainability in the industry.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Nutrition, Heart Disease and Diabetes

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Explore the role of nutrition in heart disease and diabetes with Wageningen University's 5-week course. Learn about risk factors, prevention strategies, and underlying pathophysiological mechanisms.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Nature Based Metropolitan Solutions

Discover the potential benefits of nature-based solutions (NBS) in metropolitan areas and develop strategies for their implementation.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

From Fossil Resources to Biomass: A Business and Economics Perspective

Learn about the basic consumer science, business, logistics, supply chain, and economic principles that are essential for a successful transition from fossil resources to renewable biomass resources in a biobased economy.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 20-28 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Economics and Policies in a Biobased Economy

Lead your company to make the switch to biobased resources and build a profitable sustainable business. Learn how to deal with the economics and policies governing this transition and the implementation and learn how to measure the outcome.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 12-20 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Business Strategy and Operations in a Biobased Economy

Lead your company to make the switch to biobased resources and build a profitable sustainable business. Learn how to deal with the many strategic and operational challenges facing a companyin the biobased and circular economy.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 12-16 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Landscape Governance: Collaborating Across Sectors and Scales

Finding local solutions to global challenges relies on collaboration & innovation. Equip yourself with the knowledge & skills to design and implement effective landscape governance that harnesses the power of place for sustainable landscape solut…

• edX
• 4 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Capstone Economics and Policies for a Circular Economy

This capstone project is the final part of the MicroMasters® Program Economics and Policies for a Circular Economy. Interdisciplinarity is central in this part, linking the various sections in this MicroMasters Program.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 15-20 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Urban Rewilding: Restore Your Local Ecosystem

Explore urban rewilding to restore ecosystems, improve climate resilience, and enhance biodiversity in cities. Learn practical strategies to reintroduce nature and create sustainable urban environments.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)