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FREE COURSES AT UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG – You do not need Matric

FREE COURSES AT UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG – You do not need Matric

 


REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
All students and staff at the University of Johannesburg can now enroll for the following free
online short learning programmes:
(1) African Insights: an introduction to the intellectual traditions and debates in Africa.
(2) Artificial Intelligence in the 4IR: an introduction to artificial intelligence (AI), its applications,
and its implications for society and the future of work in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
(4IR).
(3) Introduction to the Sustainable Development Goals: an introduction to the United Nation’s
seventeen Sustainable Development Goals.
(4) Financial Literacy: about effective strategies to manage your money and make sound financial
decisions.

 


A digital certificate will be issued on successful completion which may be viewed and shared with
third parties or possible employers through the UJ Digital Certificate platform. For currently-
registered UJ students, this achievement will also appear on your academic record. The
programmes are exciting, stimulating and relevant.

 


HOW TO REGISTER
1. Log in to uLink: https://ulink.uj.ac.za/
– For students, use your student number to sign in.
– For staff members, use your username to sign in.
2. Go to ‘Online Courses’ on the homepage.
3. Explore the courses.
4. Register for a specific course by clicking on ‘register’ at the bottom of the page.
5. Await an email from uLink which will provide instructions on how to access the course.

 


All first-year undergraduate students at the University of Johannesburg are expected to complete ONE of the following short learning programmes during the period of the formal undergraduate programme for which they are registered:

  1. African Insights
  2. Artificial Intelligence in the 4IR

There are a further two non-credit bearing courses that is available free of charge for any UJ student to complete:

  1. Introduction to the Sustainable Development Goals
  2. Financial Literacy – Be Money Wise

The programmes are free and fully online. A digital certificate will be issued on successful completion which may be viewed and shared with third parties or possible employers through the UJ Digital Certificate platform. For currently-registered UJ students, this achievement will also appear on your academic record. These programmes are exciting, stimulating and relevant.

 


ENQUIRIES
Artificial Intelligence in the 4IR: ai4ir@uj.ac.za African Insights: africaninsights@uj.ac.za
Financial Literacy: bemoneywise@uj.ac.za Introduction to the SDGs: sdgs@uj.ac.za

 


CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND HOW TO APPLY
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