Simplilearn and Columbia Engineering Launch Agentic AI Course

Oct 8, 2026
Simplilearn and Columbia Engineering have launched an eight week course on building, deploying and monitoring agentic AI systems.
Simplilearn and Columbia Engineering Launch Agentic AI Course

Simplilearn and Columbia Engineering announced in a press release an eight week course called Agentic AI Systems: Build, Deploy & Scale. It combines live mentoring, workshops, a quarterly masterclass led by Columbia Engineering faculty and eight practical projects.

The curriculum covers Python, generative AI applications, agentic retrieval augmented generation, multi agent systems, agent orchestration, harness engineering, loop engineering, agent swarms, security and system monitoring. Learners will use more than 20 tools and frameworks, including LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI and OpenClaw.

Applicants need a basic understanding of Python and at least two years of experience in technology or data roles. Participants who complete the course will receive a certificate from Columbia Engineering Executive Education in partnership with Simplilearn. An optional Microsoft Learn course covers agent development on Azure and provides a separate completion certificate.

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