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  • Udemy for Business releases corporate training survey findings

    Jobs are rapidly changing but employee training and onboarding programs have not kept up with the demands of the modernworkplace Today Udemy for Business released the results of a recent survey aimed at uncovering insight into this training gap and its impact on businesses and employees The survey polled 175 HR...

  • Udemy partners with Benesse to significantly expand content in Japan

    This morning, Udemy CEO Dennis Yang attended a press conference in Japan to announce some incredibly exciting news Udemy has partnered with Benesse, the leading education and publishing provider in Japan This partnership will expand content offerings in the Japanese language and bring numerous new Japanese students...

  • Pebbles of Hope launches Thrive Guide course on Udemy

    One in 10 births are premature every year, worldwide Pebbles of Hope, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping premature babies survive and thrive, launched a free Udemy course to help educate parents on best care practices to ensure long healthy lives for preemies The first module of the course “Thrive Guide...

  • Udemy course for International Women’s Day 2015: #MakeItHappen

    In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, 30 of our female instructors from around the world came together in collaboration to produce a free Udemy course in support of the official theme “Make It Happen” The course entitled “Make It Happen: Empowering Women for Success” celebrates the...

  • New free course to help public school parents navigate the system

    For many parents living in California, grappling with the public school system can be anxiety-inducing Parents simply want the best educations for their children, but navigating the complexities of the system - and becoming an active and productive member of it - can be confusing and fraught To alleviate those...

  • Udemy for Business announces new customers and platform growth

    It is clear that online training is vital for successful company growth and scaling Today Udemy for Business, Udemy’s corporate learning platform, announced some major momentum, including signing on new customers Esri, Lyft and Mixpanel Our Udemy for Business customer count has quadrupled in the past year, and has...

  • Top Udemy instructor course earnings

    More than 12,000 everyday experts share their expertise on Udemy with more than 5 million students around the world Today we’re excited to announce that the courses taught by our top 10 instructors have reached $17 million in earnings, demonstrating the growth of online education and the potential of our marketplace...

  • Udemy hosts Xcode mobile design workshop

    In celebration of the new Udemy course Xcode for Designers, instructor Chris Slowik led a live Xcode Mobile Design workshop at Udemy HQ last week Organized with the help of Design&Startups, around 25 designers joined Chris as he discussed the fundamentals of creating a mobile design experience using Xcode by...

  • Guy Kawasaki launches Udemy course on entrepreneurship

    Guy Kawasaki, renowned Silicon Valley evangelist, advisor and investor, takes his entrepreneurship expertise to Udemy and launches The Essential Guide to Entrepreneurship by Guy Kawasaki Guy has more than 30 years of real world experience and 12 published books on what it takes to create a successful business,...

  • An evening of HR Innovation: Build the leaders of your organization

    The Udemy for Business team hosts quarterly HR Innovators events to connect HR leaders and professionals at the Bay Area’s best companies, and share best practices for building and maintaining happy teams This week was the fourth event of the ongoing series, and the biggest event thus far More than 200 attendees...

  • Second phase of Udemy international pricing

    On the heels of announcing our first phase of international pricing updating Udemy’s mobile apps, we’re excited to share that the second phase is here: the introduction of British Pound Sterling Now all students in the United Kingdom (as designated by IP address) will see Pounds Sterling as the default currency...

  • Udemy mobile app updates

    Exciting news for all of our mobile users! We’ve had a couple great app releases this month Here’s what’s new: Udemy for iOS v26 is now live in the App Store! This release includes the following improvements: Ability to register and log in using Google+ Internationalization: Localized prices: course prices...