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Economist Education’s international-relations programme cannot explain Donald Trump’s erratic economic decision-making, but it can give you and your organisation the context and confidence to adapt to it

Our popular programme now gives learners the chance to benefit from artificial intelligence, which can complement your human skills and sharpen your use of language

Our international-relations programme combines timeless themes with timely insight, equipping you to navigate a turbulent world

Our programmes fit flexibly around executives’ busy schedules, enabling you to hone your skills in a practical, efficient way

Our practical courses can benefit your organisation. Discover our approach to training teams and find out how to get in touch

Discover how BP’s former CEO makes an impact at work in Economist Education’s latest course, Influence and persuasion in business

Our professional-communication course is available as a self-paced, online programme and as a virtual or in-person masterclass

Our updated international-relations course gains a new video on the instability emanating from the US

The founder of Economist Education’s latest course argues that influence is an indispensable workplace skill—and one that can be honed

Our programmes come with a complimentary, three-month digital subscription to The Economist. Discover how to access the subscription and how it benefits participants

Dr Pranay Sanklecha, a head tutor for Economist Education, says professionals should respond to the rise of artificial intelligence by using it

Economist Education’s updated online course equips executives to adapt to the global risks and opportunities that Donald Trump brings.

The returning president’s proposed policies would disrupt the multilateral order and trade. Whether he enacts them may be another matter, argues Alex Dean, Economist Education’s deputy editor.

The founder of our course on problem-solving and decision-making says organisations should champion collaborative critical skills

Last week, the Economist Education team attended the Future of Learning event in London, where professionals gathered to share insights and explore innovations in executive education

Donald Trump’s win has big implications for geopolitics and commerce. Gauge how this could affect your business with our updated course on international relations

Harnessing the tools of influence gives individuals—and businesses—an advantage. The founder of our new course on the subject explains why firms need persuasive professionals

Artificial intelligence holds great promise for individuals and organisations. The Economist’s journalists explain which potential uses excite them most

Our latest programme, Influence and persuasion in business: strategies to connect, convince and lead, teaches techniques rooted in science and used by successful businesspeople

This online, instructor-led workshop is an efficient and enjoyable way for your team to improve their professional-communication skills

Identifying the characteristics of poor writing in business can show us how to communicate better. Economist Education’s executive editor lists ten traits of appalling writers

The senior journalists behind our behind our data course provide a selection of important volumes on the nature and narrative force of numbers

Our most popular course teaches participants to write with clarity and concision—qualities embodied by The Economist. Find out how it helped a communications specialist in her daily work

Our course on international relations gives executives the insights needed to navigate a complex, changing world. This is what past learners thought of the six-week programme

Michael Gold, the head tutor for our six-week climate course, on why more businesspeople now see greenery and strategy as one and the same thing

Our newest course teaches participants how to use artificial intelligence with care and confidence. Learn about the programme from professionals who have taken it

Kate Raworth, an economist who features in our critical-thinking course, explores the power of reframing assumptions in economics and more broadly

Our course on climate change and business teaches executives how to cut their organisation’s carbon footprint and prepare for the new economy. Explore what past learners thought of the programme

An expert in professional communication says your documents should be written for their likeliest audience: busy readers inclined to skim for the essentials

Critical reflection is a team sport. Tom Chatfield, a philosopher and author, says it can help leaders harness their strengths—and the strengths of their colleagues

In their own words: how our popular course helps professionals reach their goals. Past participants describe how the programme gave them the skills to write clearly and compellingly for business

Learn how Economist Education’s writing course gave Ariane Chapelle the grounding she needed to produce an article that was eventually published in the Harvard Business Review

Economist Education interviews Timandra Harkness, a guest speaker on our critical-thinking course and a writer, philosopher and broadcaster. She argues that despite the rise of artificial intelligence in the workplace, there is still a role for the human sort

In these quotes from our business-writing course, The Economist’s editors explain what they do when confronted with a blank page

Find out more about our course, Artificial intelligence: understanding and applying AI in business. Discover why using AI is not a luxury but a must-have skill in the modern workplace.

We are proud to have launched our latest course on critical thinking. Find out more about the course and what our first participants have to say about it.

We interviewed three of our course participants, Margaret-Ann Splawn, Diana González and Rishi Raithatha. All three had taken our course, Professional communication: business writing and storytelling. Our video explores how this benefited their writing skills.

Paul Watts shares how Economist Education's business-writing course was able to help him hone his communication skills.

Elizabeth Lees, a visual data journalist at The Economist, explains how to make charts that are attractive yet not overcomplicated, in an interview extracted from our two-week data course.

Read an excerpt from “Writing with Style”, a new edition of The Economist’s style guide by its language columnist, Lane Greene. “The ’use and abuse’ of jargon and specialist terms” examines common pitfalls to avoid when writing for business.

Economist Education interviews Zennon Kapron, founder of Kapronasia and a guest speaker on our six-week course. He discusses fintech and the future of finance, focusing on the impact of new financial technologies.

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Learn how Antonia Cameron enhanced her communication skills with Economist Education’s course on business writing. This popular six-week programme empowers professionals to write well, engage audiences and become better communicators.