14 Best Global Challenges Courses on edX
We compared 14 Global Challenges courses currently listed on edX, priced from $59.00 to $448.20. 5 come from a named university or institution, including Chalmers University of Technology, Wageningen University & Research and ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 14
- Price range
- $59.00 – $448.20
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 14 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "global challenges" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $59.00 to $448.20, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Global Challenges for a Sustainable Society
Offered by KU Leuven
Our society today is facing many challenges: climate change, hunger, inequality,… But what is the current state of these issues? How did we get here? How are all these challenges connected? And what are different possibi...
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Policymaking for climate action and circular economy
Offered by Chalmers University of Technology
Gain essential insights into environmental policymaking with this free online course. Learn how policies drive climate action, explore key policy instruments, and understand global sustainability challenges. Ideal for pr...
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Food Security and Sustainability
Offered by Wageningen University & Research
This course focuses on the critical issues of food security and sustainability, exploring how they intersect and impact global communities. You'll evaluate various strategies, policies, and practices aimed at improving f...
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Vision 2030 (DE)
Offered by ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Die Menschheit steht vor grossen globalen Herausforderungen und Widersprüchen: zunehmender Reichtum, aber wachsende Ungleichheit; Überkonsum auf der einen Seite, Unterernährung auf der anderen; steigendes Wirtschaftswach...
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Vision 2030 (EN)
Offered by ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Humanity is facing major global challenges and contradictions: increasing wealth but growing inequality; overconsumption on the one hand; malnutrition on the other; rising economic growth and extreme environmental degrad...
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Nitrogen: A Global Challenge (Maldivian)
Offered by The University of Edinburgh
މިކޯހުގައި ނައިޓްރޮޖަންގެ ސަބަބުން ދުނިޔެއަށް ކުރިމަތިވަމުންދާ މައްސަލަތަކުގެ މައުލޫމާތު ލިބިދެވޭނެއެވެ. އަދި ނައިޓްރޮޖަންގެ ސަބަބުން އިންސާނިއްޔަތަށް ލިބިފައިވާ ފައިދާތަކާއި، ހެޔޮގޮތުގައި ބޭނުން ނުކުރުމުން ދިމާވާ މައްސަ...
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Major Dilemmas in Counterterrorism
Offered by King's College London
Explore the global challenges of counterterrorism in the 21st century. Analyse definitions, causes, law, ethics and strategy, and assess what effective, legitimate responses look like for democratic societies.
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Nitrogen: A Global Challenge (Hungarian)
Offered by The University of Edinburgh
A Föld népessége tart a 10 milliárdhoz, veszélyben az élelmiszer-, az ivóvíz-, az éghajlat- és az energiabiztonság. Vajon a nitrogén megoldás lehet ezekre a globális problémákra? Csak rajtunk áll!
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Sistemas alimentarios sostenibles
Offered by Université de Montréal
En un contexto de crisis climáticas, epidemias de enfermedades crónicas y crisis geopolíticas, este curso se centra en el papel, los retos y el potencial de los sistemas alimentarios sostenibles para garantizar la seguri...
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Introduction to Global Governance
Offered by KU Leuven
Critical introduction to the concept, importance and analysis of global governance. In particular, this course provides an overview of the main actors involved in global governance and how these actors manage current key...
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Foundations of Sustainable Development
Offered by SDG Academy
The 'Foundations of Sustainable Development' course offers a thorough exploration of key principles and practices that contribute to sustainable development. Participants will gain insights into the interconnectedness of...
$106.20listed price -
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Making Universal Social Protection a Reality
Offered by SDG Academy
This course provides an introduction to social protection, covering different issues including the human right to social security, the need for social protection over the life cycle, the process of building universal soc...
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Transforming Development: The Science and Practice of Resilience Thinking
Offered by SDG Academy
Explore how concepts from resilience may help us rethink and transform current development practice with Johan Rockström, Michele-Lee Moore and more than 30 instructors worldwide.
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edX MOOC / Non-creditAge of Sustainable Development
Offered by SDG Academy
Learn the basics of sustainable development -- what it is, why it's important and how we can achieve it.
$59.00listed price
Best Global Challenges Courses on edX compared
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 11 priced courses on this page run from $59.00 to $448.20, with the middle of the range around $74.96 — a spread of $389.20. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from edX. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 5 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Chalmers University of Technology, Wageningen University & Research and ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
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