Fundamentals of the Chinese character writing. Part 2 (Coursera)

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Peking University

Chinese for Beginners (Coursera)

Languages & Literature

Nowadays, there is an increasing number of people who are interested in Chinese culture and language. And it is useful to know about the language when coming to China for travel or business. This is an ABC Chinese course for beginners, including introduction of phonetics and daily expressions. After taking this class, learners can have a basic understanding of Chinese Mandarin and make basic conversations of daily living such as exchanging personal information, talking about daily arrangements and food, asking about price, introducing the city and the weather, telling your hobbies etc.

Sep 9th 2026

5-12 Weeks

Languages China Chinese

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Nanjing University

Translation in Practice (Coursera)

Languages & Literature

This course offers you basic but valuable techniques used by a good translator in the translation between English and Chinese. We’ll discuss what is translation, what is good translation, and learn about how to produce good translations. All the examples used in this course are taken from the course instructor's own translations of various genres and topics of writing.

Sep 7th 2026

5-12 Weeks

English Languages Writing

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EdX

HarvardX,Harvard University

Cosmopolitan Tang: Aristocratic Culture in China (edX)

Humanities History

Explore the reunification of China under the Tang with a focus on aristocratic culture — from poetry to calligraphy to literature. By the Tang period, China was divided into northern and southern dynasties with different rulers and political systems. The north was conquered by relatively unsophisticated barbarians, but in the south, the aristocratic families established a refined appreciation of writing and literature.

Self Paced

Self-Paced

History Philosophy Culture

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EdX

HarvardX,Harvard University

Literati China: Examinations, Neo-Confucianism, and Later Imperial China (edX)

Humanities Art and Culture

Explore China’s imperial period, with a focus on the Song dynasty and the role of the exam system in government. Fundamental changes in government, the economy, and broader society took place between the 8th and 11th centuries in China. The state aristocracy gave way to new literati elite: educated men who sought to enter government through competitive examinations. A new kind of Confucianism also took shape, which prized the moral autonomy of individuals. With this, the later imperial period of China’s history begins.

Self Paced

Self-Paced

China Modern China China Culture

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Coursera

National Taiwan University

International Communication and East Asian Affairs (2) (Coursera)

Law

"International Communication and East Asian Affairs: Current Political and Economic Conditions" is an online course provided by the Graduate Institute of Journalism, National Taiwan University, and Radio Taiwan International. This course delves into East Asian affairs, particularly focusing on China and Taiwan. Topics covered include China's Third Revolution and its implications for the Sino-American strategic competition, the political economy of China, state-society relations within China, and an exploration of recent youth politics in Taiwan.

Sep 21st 2026

5-12 Weeks

China Taiwan East Asian

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Entrepreneurship (Coursera)

Business

An entrepreneur is someone who is always on the lookout for problems that can be turned into opportunities and finds creative ways to leverage limited resources to reach their goals. In this course, learners will be introduced to the fundamental concepts, theories, and frameworks of entrepreneurship and learn how to apply them within the context of the world's largest market: China.

Jul 6th 2026

4 Weeks

Innovation China Entrepreneurship

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Arizona State University

Chino básico: Los viajes de negocios (Coursera)

Languages & Literature

El tercer curso del Programa Especializado Chino básico para hispanohablantes: lenguaje y cultura empresarial es el último curso del Programa Especializado, y tiene un enfoque en el lenguaje que se usaría en un viaje a la China.

Sep 14th 2026

5-12 Weeks

Languages Chinese Chinese Language

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IE Business School

Riesgos y oportunidades empresariales en una economía globalizada (Coursera)

Economics & Finance Social Sciences

Oportunidades y riesgos empresariales en un mundo globalizado» es el tercer y último curso de la especialización «Globalización, crecimiento económico y estabilidad» impartido por la profesora de IE Business School Gayle Allard. En este curso, los alumnos aprovecharán los conocimientos y la teoría de sus dos cursos anteriores y los aplicarán a los eventos que actualmente suceden en el mundo. Además, puede funcionar como curso independiente para quienes quieran saber cómo afectan los factores macroeconómicos a las economías, los gobiernos y los ciudadanos en diversos países.

Sep 7th 2026

5-12 Weeks

Macroeconomics China Trade

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong

China Strategy (Coursera)

Business

This course is designed to help you, as a strategist of a foreign company, better understand how to develop your China strategy. Specifically, after studying China’s changing strategic landscape, you will focus on mastering three strategic issues: who – the major players in China, how – the entry modes, and where – the location strategy for your China business. This course is aimed to deliver updated knowledge and real experiences of developing China strategy.

Sep 14th 2026

4 Weeks

Business China Strategy

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Peking University

More Chinese for Beginners (Coursera)

Languages & Literature

This is an advanced course for Chinese for beginners. Learners will expand vocabularies about personal information, daily life, food and drink, healthy, and expressions about greeting, suggestion, agreement, comparison, complaint, prohibition, experience, plan, recommendation, etc. Learners can improve their listening and speaking and know much more about Chinese social cultures.

Aug 31st 2026

5-12 Weeks

China Speech Chinese

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Structuring Values in Modern China (Coursera)

Humanities History

This sequence of four courses will propose a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of Chinese cultural history conceived of as a succession of modes of rationality (philosophical, bureaucratic, and economic). The focus will be on the moments of paradigm shift from one mode of rationality to another. For each of these moments, cultural facts and artifacts—thought, literature, ritual—will be examined in relationship to changing social, political, and economic systems.

Sep 14th 2026

5-12 Weeks

Science History China

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Saint Petersburg State University

Fundamentals of the Chinese character writing (Part 1) (Coursera)

Humanities History

The course gives a concise survey of the Chinese character-writing tradition. You’ll master the fundamentals of the Chinese writing aesthetics; learn about the main phases of the characters’ evolution and about the great calligraphers of the past. You are going to distinguish 6 types of the Chinese written symbols, become skilled in history of Chinese scripts and possibility of their modern usage.

Aug 8th 2022

5-12 Weeks

Writing Chinese Language Chinese Calligraphy

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