On June 26, all Udemy offices (San Francisco, Ankara, and Dublin) spent a day volunteering locally At Udemy, part of our culture is to give back to our community, particularly around education and youth empowerment We love interacting with our neighbors and helping them reach their goals, so volunteering isn’t a...
Ah, summer… time to kick back, relax, and soak up the sun, right Well, for the current batch of Udemy interns, this is a season for learning about the workplace and soaking up knowledge We are so excited to have these bright, hungry minds in our office for the next ten weeks and look forward to their contributions...
Introducing our 4th of July Twitter contest: If you had the freedom to learn anything you wanted, what would it be Put it in a Tweet and add the hashtag #starsandskills to your submission for the chance to win $100 Udemy course credit! We will be picking winners on July 2, 2015 Terms and Conditions: This contest...
How are people using Udemy on mobile It’s a good question -- and one we need to answer if we’re going to deliver the best possible mobile learning experience We recently got survey responses from more than 2,000 Udemy customers (students as well as some instructors) and were happy to discover most (81%) know...
We’re announcing some great news today – a $65 million Series D financing round led by Stripes Group, with additional support from Norwest Venture Partners and Insight Venture Partners Udemy is growing fast to meet the demands of the economy and the changing nature of work Today’s jobs require ever-changing...
At Udemy, we believe that people can be and do anything if given the opportunity to learn Our own Amy Weiner shares her journey from an undergraduate humanities major to a Udemy software engineer What is your educational background I graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts...
Americans are finally starting to feel like the economy is on their side That’s according to new data released today by Udemy, revealing that Americans feel more secure and stable than they have in years Eighty-three percent of the 1,000 workers surveyed felt very or somewhat secure in their current jobs Everyone...
Last week a group of Udemy team members spent the day volunteering with Juma during the Giants game at AT&T Park We had an incredible time walking the stands and manning the carts while vending ice cream, coffee and nuts to raise money for local youth’s college funds Together we achieved $7,700 in total sales...
Today we’re excited to announce that Rheinwerk Publishing, Germany’s market leader for topics around computing, design and photography, launched a new catalog of skill-based courses in German on Udemy! The course topics range from Adobe Photoshop to Responsive Web Design to Search Engine Optimization Rheinwerk...
Check out this video featuring real Udemy students from around the world thanking their favorite Udemy instructors Don’t forget to show some love for the great teachers in your life too! Tweet your appreciation with the hashtag...
Today we’re excited to welcome a new member to our executive team Lisa Haugh is joining the team as Udemy’s General Counsel and brings with her 15 years of legal expertise from working with various startups and mature companies Lisa’s unique background spans the types of issues that are making waves in the...
Last week we celebrated our Best Places to Work in the Bay Area award! Our VP of HR Pat Schoof sat down with CEO Dennis Yang to reflect on this honor and get his perspective on what makes Udemy such a wonderful place to work Here’s what Dennis had to share Describe our company culture in five...
