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MOOCs for Citizens
Broaden your knowledge and better understand the world you live in
Tailored learning
Knowledge for all
POK – Polimi Open Knowledge, Politecnico di Milano’s free online course platform, offers the MOOCs for Citizens selection, designed to make academic knowledge accessible to a broad audience through courses on social, cultural, scientific and technological topics.
They encourage curiosity and awareness while providing useful tools to navigate the complexities of today’s world and engage with society in a more informed way.
Why choose our courses
Free and accessible
All courses are free of charge and open to anyone.
At your pace
Videos, materials and tests to be enjoyed at your own pace, wherever and whenever you want.
Polimi lecturers
The courses are taught by Politecnico di Milano professors and international experts.
Open Badge
Upon completion of the course you can earn an Open Badge certifying the skills you have acquired.
Featured courses and series
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Finanza per tutti
Do you find it difficult to decide how to invest your savings? Are the differences between stocks and bonds completely unclear to you? When you go to the bank, does it feel as though your financial adviser is speaking another language? This course will help you find your way through the jungle of finance.
Italian
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Made in Italy. Storie del design italiano
This series of courses explores the history of Italian design, with particular attention to the second half of the twentieth century and its role in the evolution of contemporary living. It also examines Milan’s landscape of foundations, archives, and museums dedicated to Italian design.
Italian
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Spaces and Services for Local Communities
This course explores how design can support local communities through services, public spaces, and collaborative processes. Drawing on Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability, it introduces approaches such as co-design, placemaking, civic design, and responsible tourism to address contemporary social and urban challenges.
English
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Share Food, Cut Waste
This course explores how surplus food can be managed to reduce food waste and address food poverty. It provides practical guidance on food donation, food banking, responsible consumption, and the reuse and redistribution of unsold food, with a focus on safe, efficient, and socially oriented solutions.
English
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