As part of the “Nation Program” implemented through the collaboration between the Center for Analysis and Coordination of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) under the Ministry of Economy and the Education Development Fund under the Ministry of Science and Education, 7,500 individuals have already benefited from the training opportunities offered.

Participants have registered for a total of 31,290 courses on the Coursera online education platform. Out of these, 6,599 courses have been successfully completed, with participants earning internationally recognized certificates.

Among the most popular courses were:

• "AI for Everyone" by DeepLearning.AI (512 participants),

• "Foundations of Project Management" by Google (364 participants),

• "Introduction to Artificial Intelligence" by IBM (325 participants).

Registration remains open for citizens who wish to benefit from these free training opportunities. By visiting form.4sim.gov.az and registering, participants gain six weeks of free access to 8,000 courses available on the Coursera platform.

Launched on April 1, the program aims to enable tens of thousands of users to benefit from Coursera—the world's largest online learning platform—over the course of one year. The overarching goal is to accelerate the country’s transition to a digital economy by developing knowledge and skills in Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies and supporting the preparation of skilled specialists for the labor market.

Through the platform, users can access courses and training programs from nearly 350 of the world's most prestigious universities and leading technology companies, including:

• Universities: Oxford, Stanford, Yale, Duke, London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Michigan, Johns Hopkins, Illinois, Florida, Sydney

• Technology Companies: Microsoft, Google, Meta, IBM, AWS, Oracle, GitLab, Intel, SAP, Salesforce

Topics available to participants include Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, data analytics, blockchain and cloud technologies, as well as programming languages, leadership, personal development, and communication skills. Additionally, the 2,500 most popular courses on Coursera are now available with Azerbaijani subtitles generated by AI, making the learning experience even more accessible.

It is worth noting that in 2023, a pilot project under the “4IR Academy” initiative enabled 10,000 individuals to benefit from Coursera courses on a rotating basis over the course of a year. Participants completed over 32,000 hours of coursework, earning a total of 4,200 international certificates. The project won Coursera’s “Outstanding Achievement Award 2024” in the "AI Innovation" category.

Major partners of the "Nation Program" include SOCAR, Pasha Holding, bp, and JOCAP.