Smart Cities Courses and Certifications

Policy, Technology, and Carbon Free Cities

Apply policy and technology tools to decarbonize cities: study Boulder's local government practices, carbon-neutrality strategies, smart city technologies, and 2022 Inflation Reduction Act opportunities.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Smart Stadiums: The Bernabéu Experience

Trace how stadiums become smart venues: IoT infrastructure, data platforms, sustainability and AI-enabled operations, fan experience design, and business models, with the Santiago Bernabéu as case study.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Foundations: The Evolution of Stadiums in The Digital Age

Trace how stadiums became digital platforms: high-density 5G and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, IoT sensors, digital twins, club-city-vendor governance, and smart venue revenue and sustainability models.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

L&T EduTech Career Certificate

Sustainable Strategies for Resilient Future

Connects ESG and circular-economy metrics with low-carbon buildings, smart cities, clean mobility, energy systems, and Industry 4.0 manufacturing.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Business Implications of Intelligent and Integrated Energy Systems

Learn how digital technologies help with the energy transition and then how to use this to develop future potential business models in various energy and energy-dependent sectors.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Conf42

AI on the Fast Lane - Smart Traffic Systems to Unclog our Cities

Explore how AI-powered traffic systems can revolutionize urban mobility through decentralized intelligence, simulation analysis, and smart infrastructure solutions.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Integrated Waste Management for a Smart City

1 rating

Covers integrated solid waste management for smart cities, from municipal waste collection and treatment to construction debris and electronic waste regulation.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Cities and the Challenge of Sustainable Development

19 ratings at edX

What is a sustainable city? Learn the basics here.

• edX
• 1 week, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Urban Geo-Informatics

Learning about geospatial technologies, such as GIS, Remote Sensing, GNSS and Underground Mapping, to solve urban environmental issues.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Sustainable Transformation of Cities and Regions

Taught by experts from five IDEA League universities, this course emphasizes transdisciplinary collaboration for sustainable urban and regional transformation.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Smart cities

This free course will help you to navigate your own path through the complex landscape of smart cities. You’ll hear from smart city innovators and entrepreneurs, city leaders, communities and ...

• OpenLearn
• 24 hours
• No Longer Offered
• Free Certificate

media.ccc.de

Hacking Google Maps

A critical lecture on hacking Google Maps, civic hackers, and the power of digital mapping in smart cities.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

CodeWithYu

Smart City End-to-End Realtime Data Engineering Project - AWS Data Engineer

Build a smart city real-time data pipeline using AWS, Apache tools, and Docker. Learn end-to-end data engineering from ingestion to visualization with PowerBI, covering IoT, streaming, and cloud technologies.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Smart Cities

Learn how data and information impact the design, sustainability and resilence of future cities.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

Smart Cities

Explores how civil engineering and digital technologies shape sustainable, resilient cities through urban systems, planning, mobility, energy, and real-world case studies.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course