99 Short courses in Data Science & Big Data in Europe

Pre-university - Using Data in the Sciences
The Pre-university - Using Data in the Sciences programme at The University of Edinburgh is specifically designed for 16-18 year olds in their final or penultimate year of school who are considering pursuing an undergraduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM).

Data Analyst
As a data analyst, you will be one of the most sought-after professionals in today's job market. Your ability to help business leaders make informed decisions using relevant and up-to-date data-driven information will make you a valuable asset. The Data Analyst degree is delivered by Noroff School of Technology and Digital Media.

AI, Legal Technology and Operations
Are you interested in making use of technology to solve legal problems? Do you want to know how to accelerate technology adoption within the legal industry? Do you seek innovative approaches to changing how we deliver legal services to both companies and consumers? The AI, Legal Technology and Operations programme is offered at Bucerius Law School

International Summer School
BI Norwegian Business School offers a three-week long International Summer School from 22 June to 10 July 2026. Academic courses are complemented by an exciting Social Programme so you get to know Norwegian culture.

Data Governance
Throughout the Data Governance Certificate Program from WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) helps you to take control of your data management. You will learn how to structure your data in a way that makes sense for your company!

Data Analyst
Become a sought-after data analyst with advanced skills in databases, cloud services and big data, helping organisations make informed decisions with relevant and up-to-date information. The Data Analyst degree is offered by Noroff School of Technology and Digital Media.

AI for Archaeologists, with Python
The Winter School will enable participants to explore and visualize data with Python, set up and train neural networks from scratch and/or by modifying pre-trained networks (transfer learning), in order to perform classification tasks based on images/texts. It is built around a new paradigm, which takes into consideration archaeologists as both producers and users of digital archaeological data.

R 4 aRchaeologists
The “R 4 aRchaeologists” Winter School aims for a fruitful combination of archaeology and statistics through the teaching of Data analysis, Data mining, and Data visualisation techniques. It is conducted through R, a programming language and free software environment for statistical computing and graphics.
Data Analysis in R
This Data Analysis in R course from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is highly intensive as it focuses both on interpreting statistics while also learning to program in R.
Data Driven Leadership Skills Microcredential
This Data Driven Leadership Skills Microcredential from The University of Glasgow delivered through FutureLearn will help you gain essential data-driven leadership skills and discover the latest theories for leading agile teams in the digital age
Understanding the GDPR
Get to grips with the General Data Protection Regulation and take the first steps to ensuring that your organisation is compliant with this Understanding the GDPR course from University of Groningen by FutureLearn.
The data-driven enterprise
The data-driven enterprise course offered by University of Lausanne focusses on value creation through data-driven approaches and the underlying data value chains.
Introduction to Data Science and Machine Learning
Data Science and Big Data Analytics are exciting new areas that combine scientific inquiry, statistical knowledge and computer programming. London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Introduction to Data Science and Machine Learning programme.
Data Science
The Graduate Diploma in Data Science is a comprehensive program designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to excel in the field of data science. London School of Planning and Management's offers the Data Science programme.
Applied Econometrics and Big Data
London School of Economics and Political Science's Applied Econometrics and Big Data course will provide a solid grounding in recent developments in applied micro-econometrics, including state-of-the art methods of applied econometric analysis. Some of these methods are related to work by recent Nobel Prize in Economics winners J. Angrist, D. Card and G. Imbens.
Conducting a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - from Theory to Practical Application
University College London (UCL)'s Conducting a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - from Theory to Practical Application short course will give you an introduction to life cycle assessment (LCA) methods and how to apply them in real-life situations.
Data Acquisition and Processing Systems
On University College London (UCL)'s Data Acquisition and Processing Systems short course/CPD module covers the technology, principles and applications of data collection, preparation and storage for data science systems.
Low-Code Data Scientist - Building AI Agents and Systems Without Writing Code
The philosophy of the Low-Code Data Scientist: Building AI Agents and Systems Without Writing Code course offered by University of Oxford is based on how to collaborate with generative AI (an AI co-pilot approach) primarily through prompt engineering.
Introduction to Statistics - Understanding the World through Data
London School of Economics and Political Science's Introduction to Statistics - Understanding the World through Data is an introductory course on statistics and how it can help us answer the kind of questions that arise when we want to better understand the world.
From Data To Insights
The From Data To Insights program offered by University of Lausanne will decrypt the terminology intrinsic to Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.