As a continuation of our monthly reports on Meedan , which showcases the most important monthly courses and courses offered free of charge through major international universities and self-learning platforms, we will review during this report the most important free courses available in both Arabic and English during the month of October.

Mental disorders and their treatment

Although this course started on 29 September and was not included in the list of training courses last month for its late appearance on the Idrak platform, it is considered one of the distinctive Arabic courses. The course consists of 4 weeks of study ending on 27 October and requires a study effort of no more than 3 hours per week. The course discusses the concept of mental disorders and psychotherapy, including mood and anxiety disorders, personality and psychotic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and mental health and their relationship to pregnancy and lactation, hyperactivity, lack of concentration, addiction, dementia and ways of treatment, and the types of treatment appropriate for each case. To join the course from here .

Identify community needs to manage public libraries

This course is offered by the University of Michigan via the IDEX platform, which begins on October 1 and lasts for 4 weeks with a weekly effort of 4-5 hours. The course will discuss strategies for collecting statistical and descriptive data on public library communities, learning how to conduct research, surveys and interviews, as well as how to analyze data to better assess the local needs and desires of the public library community. By the end of the course you will be able to conduct environmental surveys, lead focus groups and interviews, analyze data to find patterns, overlaps and gaps in available community services, and compile their findings into a final report. To join the course from here .

Introduction to Marketing

The course started on October 3 through the Riwaq platform and is delivered by Dr. Obaid bin Saad Al Abdali, PhD in Marketing from Manchester Business School, and founder and CEO of Mix Marketing Consultancy. The course discusses marketing science and its themes starting from the definition of marketing, its history and benefits, its elements and concepts and the evolution of marketing thought, and discusses the marketing mix that includes the product, price, place and promotion, and the environment surrounding the company and its impact on marketing activities and consumer behavior and the decision to buy, in addition to industrial and tourism marketing and marketing ideas, cities and services , Market research and market segmentation. To join the course from here .

Launch new projects

This course is offered by the Lausanne Federal School of Applied Arts via the IDEX platform, which starts on 4 October and lasts for 7 weeks, each requiring a 2 to 3 hour study effort, focusing on transforming promising entrepreneurial opportunities into a proposal. Clear for a pilot and launching it as a business, it helps learners understand the key steps in the start-up process, including feasibility analysis, marketing and fundraising. By the end of the course you will be able to identify promising business opportunities, develop your entrepreneurial ideas, calculate how much money you need, where you can find it and how to manage it. To join the course from here .

Chinese language for non-native speakers

Supported by the Jack Ma Foundation, founded by the CEO of the Alibaba Group, this course is a rare Arabic course focusing on Chinese language education. It aims to promote human development in harmony with both society and the environment. The course aims at introducing the learner to the basic concepts of the Chinese language and some of its vocabulary, the ability to learn and speak simple, and to facilitate everyday things at home, school and market using the Chinese language in a simplified language. The course starts on October 7 and lasts for four weeks with a weekly effort of no more than two hours, during which it will cover a range of lessons to introduce the Chinese language, basic information and dialects, as well as the knowledge of Chinese tones used. To join the course from here .

Introduction to Japanese Cultures

The course is offered by Future University and is a prelude to the Japanese subcultures that have developed since the 1970s, starting on 7 October and lasting for 4 weeks with no more than 4 hours of effort. By the end of the course you will be able to assess the important meanings of youth culture, interpret cultural sub-subjects along with social background, compare the context of the Japanese sub-culture with the cultural background of learners, and examine why the Japanese culture and its popularity are influencing the global context. To join the course from here .

Contract Management: Building Relationships in Business

The course is offered by the University of Southampton with the support of the UK Government through the Future Learning platform. It aims to teach participants how to build relationships and manage contracts successfully in business. The course starts on 7 October and lasts for 3 weeks with a weekly effort of no more than 3 hours, during which the rules and regulations governing business and public procurement are discussed and how this can affect behavior, customer understanding, business case design, delivery system and subsequent support About their needs, the role of negotiation and how to be in the best position to make negotiations in your favor. To join the course from here .

Management of grants

The course will start on 8 October on the Riwaq platform and will be presented by Dr. Ali Bin Sulaiman Al-Fawzan, a charity practitioner and expert in the fields of grants and financial resource development. The course discusses the main stages on which donors rely on the management of grants from the stage of receiving and studying the proposals, and the stage of decision-making and monitoring, until the evaluation stage. By the end of the course you will become familiar with the roles and types of donors, able to learn the business model tool for nonprofit projects and the theory of change tool, and the relationship between controls, grant progress, financial analysis, institutional capacity and project study, and evaluation, implementation and impact of projects. To join the course from here .

Effective business writing

The course is offered by the University of Berkeley via the IDEX platform. It starts on 8 October and lasts for 4 weeks with a study effort of 3 to 5 hours per week. It focuses on teaching participants the best practices and techniques in writing effective business letters and letters. Email and reports. The course aims to identify the best ways to coordinate business documents, practice clear formulation of complex e-mail, learn how to compose effective business letters, notes, and reports, and simplify content for maximum effectiveness. To join the course and join more than 21,000 students here .

Introduction to Dentistry

Delivered from the University of Pennsylvania via the Coursera platform for oral and dental professionals, the course begins on October 10 and lasts for seven weeks, covering an overview of dentistry with the aim of engaging, educating, and helping learners improve their mouths. Each of the seven weeks requires a two-hour study effort, during which he raises a different topic about dentistry and its link to public health. To join the course and join over 15,000 students here .

The bilingual brain

The course is offered by the University of Houston via the Coursera platform for those interested in biology and language learning. It starts on October 11 and lasts for 8 weeks with a study effort of up to 6 hours per week, exploring the grammar of speakers of multiple languages ​​through Discuss differences in the age of primary learning, non-verbal competence and control, as well as access to the latest research on how humans learn more than one language, and many other subjects and cognitive skills. To join the course and join more than 11,000 learners here .

Robotics industry

This course is one of the unique Arabic courses during this month, starting on 13 October on the platform "Idrak", and lasts for five weeks with a study effort of about 10 hours a week, and requires that the learner have a good background on Arduino programming and cutting e. The course focuses on learning more about robots, how they are made and their different types, and their applications in our daily lives, knowing how to design robots using specialized drawing programs for this, the basics of design for mobile robots, how to design the body and accessories of the robot and choose the appropriate programming language to build it, as well as to identify the sensors Sensors and other materials used in building the course robot. To join the course from here .

English for Professional Development

This course is offered by the University of Pennsylvania via the Coursera platform, funded by the Office of English Programs at the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The course starts on October 17 and lasts for five weeks, covering the basics of English language skills. Proficiency for professional development and career growth in the global markets, while recognizing the basics of the job search process and progress, as well as exploring the career path with vocabulary building and improving language skills to achieve career goals. To join the course and join more than 363,000 students here .

Internet of Things: Multimedia Technologies

The course is offered by the University of California, San Diego, via the Coursera platform. It begins on October 20 and lasts for three weeks of study on the principles of audio and video coding used for media content in various services such as: Apple Store, Google Play, and YouTube. , Netflix, and others, learn file formats and codec settings to improve media bandwidth quality, and apply them in developing the basic media player application. To join the course and join 13,000 students from here .

Roman architecture

This course is offered by Yale University via the Coursera platform. It starts on October 22 and lasts for 9 weeks with a weekly effort of 4 to 8 hours per week. The course begins with an introduction to Roman architecture, the founding of Rome and the beginning of urbanism in Italy, as well as the lifestyles of the rich and famous from the houses and palaces of Mumbai, with the discovery of the power of architecture to shape politics, society and culture, as well as many different topics about visual arts and ancient Roman architecture. To join the course and join over 15,000 students here .

Human Anatomy

The course is offered by the University of Hong Kong via the IDEX platform. It starts on 25 October and lasts for 8 weeks, with a weekly effort of 2-4 hours. It is the first course to teach human anatomy online from professional perspectives. Multiple health care. The course focuses on identifying the basic concepts of anatomy and learning how to dissect the human body in a logical approach through a typical clinical case of stroke. By the end of the course you will be able to identify the effects of stroke on the human body, dissect the relevant body systems at the overall and histological levels, and identify the services provided by healthcare professionals to stroke patients. To join the course from here .

Creative thinking: methods and tools for success

This course aims to learn how to apply different tools and techniques to better solve problems and generate unique ideas that will enable you to succeed in your work. The course is offered by the Imperial London University via the IDEX platform, which starts on 27 October and lasts for 7 weeks, each of which requires a study effort of 2-4 hours. By the end of the course you will be able to understand creative thinking techniques and their importance in meeting global challenges as well as in everyday problem-solving scenarios, applying different brainstorming techniques, and developing a structured approach to generate ideas through the use of morphological analysis. To join the course from here .

New product development

This course starts on 31 October and lasts for 6 weeks with an effort of 3 to 5 hours per week. The course is offered by the Indian Institute of Business in Bangalore and aims to learn how to deal with the central challenges, processes, tools and techniques involved in the design and development of new products that can be successful in a developed market. By the end of the course you will be able to understand the entire product development process from product idea to final release with a suitable business model, and learn how emerging market companies can gain a competitive edge by designing and developing related products locally. To join the course from here .

In the end, the previous courses are the most important in this month, so whether you're interested in natural and life sciences, education, teaching, technology, technology, programming, computer science, entrepreneurship, project management, or even self-development, dentistry, etc. . You can view the most important courses for the past months: for September courses here, for August courses here, and here for July courses.