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Testing Starter Plan: New Ad-Supported Consumer Subscription (limited rollout)
Hey instructors, We're always testing new ways to bring more learners to Udemy – and ultimately to your courses. One new path is a lower‑priced, ad‑supported subscription called Starter Plan. In the coming days, we'll begin a limited test of Starter Plan in select markets. As part of this test, we'll also pilot a way for…
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📣 New Video Series Alert: SEO 101 for Instructors
Hey Instructor Community! 👋 We’re excited to share that starting today, June 18, 2026, we're launching a 9-episode video mini-series to help you make your Course Landing Page more discoverable on external search, think Google, Bing, ChatGPT, and Perplexity. We’ll release three new episodes every Wednesday, with all nine…
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New opportunities for our enterprise customers
Instructors, Earlier this year we shared that we've partnered with Google to bring their "Learn AI with Google" training plan to Udemy. This includes Google created training materials and professional certificates, now available alongside the thousands of courses our instructors have created. See our community post on this…
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Big News! Udemy + Coursera Combination Complete
Instructors, I'm excited to share a major milestone. Today, Udemy and Coursera have officially combined to create one of the world's most comprehensive skills platforms. As one company, we are better positioned to enable skills discovery, development, and mastery for learners and organizations globally. This brings your…
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Share your questions about the Coursera + Udemy Combination here
Dear instructors, As Udemy and Coursera come together, we know many instructors have questions about what the combination means for their content and opportunities, and for the experience for instructors going forward. We’ll continue sharing updates as plans evolve, and we’d also love to hear directly from you: what…
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English Coffee Chat
Coffee Chat for English Instructors
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Announcement of an Ads Pilot on Udemy
Dear Instructors, Today (on July 30th) Udemy announced our Q2 earnings. As part of that announcement, we highlighted four key areas all designed to position Udemy as a leader in AI learning and skills acceleration space, return our consumer business to growth and continue to grow our B2B business. Increasing our emphasis…
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In case you missed it: What leadership shared in the recent Instructor Front Row event
Dear instructors, We just wrapped Front Row, where we brought together leadership to discuss what’s next for instructors and our combined platforms. We’d like to share a few key moments from the event, along with the full session replay, in one place. Check it out here If you have any ideas or questions about the…
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Join us for Udemy Front Row — The Future with Coursera 🎟️
Welcome to a new era of teaching and learning! We’re bringing leaders together on May 27th at 8:00 AM PT for a live, interactive dialogue as we look ahead. Register here During this live virtual event, we’ll cover: Where we’re headed over the next few months How the combined platform aims to expand your reach and learner…
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Update for instructors: improving free coupons: better targeting, higher quality learning
Hey Instructors, We're rolling out major improvements to coupon codes to help you attract higher-engaged learners and build sustainable revenue. After analyzing marketplace data and listening to your feedback, we're launching changes to help you: Attract more motivated learners who are more likely to complete your courses…