Harvard on Contemporary Themes

“If I had to select one sentence to describe the state of the world, I would say we are in a world in which global challenges are more and more integrated, and the responses are more and more fragmented, and if this is not reversed, it's a recipe for disaster.”

-UN Secretary-General António Guterres in a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, January 2019

The world today is facing complex and serious challenges. The only way to address these issues is to understand their full complexity and nuance. Uniting faculty across the university, Harvard on Contemporary Themes is a unique attempt to prepare you to meet challenges and find new opportunities in a rapidly shifting world.

Curated by Harvard’s own experts, these series of online courses provides learners a thorough understanding of the intricacies within a complex idea. Harvard on Contemporary Themes will provide you with a deep perspective empowering you to solve today’s challenges.

We invite you to join us, and consider yourself among the next generation of change makers.

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