Newswise — Babson College and HEC School of Management have signed a wide-ranging agreement to cooperate on a full range of student oriented programs as well as faculty exchanges and research projects.
Babson College and HEC will collaborate on projects to benefit both students and faculty at both institutions. This framework agreement is specifically intended as an expression of the intent of the two schools to forge a closer relationship.
Student Oriented Collaborations
Babson and HEC will create a regular flow of students in both directions through student exchange protocols, establishing short term courses run in both institutions, specifically designed for hosted students.
Babson and HEC will consider joint students projects.
Executive Education Oriented Collaborations
At the executive program level, Babson and HEC will develop joint courses, whether in degree or certificate programs, and examine the appropriateness of online and other distance learning approaches.
Faculty Oriented Collaborations
Babson and HEC will endeavor to exchange faculty for sabbatical or temporary assignments, strive for research collaboration and encourage opportunities for visiting faculty.
Joint Research Collaboration
Both Babson and HEC will encourage the undertaking of joint research collaboration either for faculty-to-faculty projects, Babson centers to HEC centers or in larger collaborative ventures where several universities are joining forces.
Bernard Ramanantsoa, HEC Dean, describes Babson as "the recognized global leader in entrepreneurship education and an internationally recognized business school. We are very proud to sign this agreement today deepening the already existing collaboration between our two institutions."
Michael Fetters, Babson Provost, said "this strategic alliance with HEC -- an outstanding European school -- is an important step in developing research and educational programs that will enable our students to be entrepreneurial business leaders any where in the world."
HEC School of Management " Paris, with more than a century of European leadership, is committed to academic excellence in international management education and research. HEC holds international acclaim for its superior programs, groundbreaking research, and outstanding student body and offers a complete and unique range of programs " Master of Science in Management, 12 full-time Specialized Masters, 7 part-time Specialized Master, full-time MBA, Executive MBA, TRIUM Global EMBA and the Ph. D program. For more information, visit http://www.hec.edu.
Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., is recognized internationally as a leader in entrepreneurial management education. Babson grants BS degrees through its innovative undergraduate program, and grants MBA and custom MS and MBA degrees through the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. Babson Executive Education offers executive development programs to experienced managers worldwide. For information, visit http://www.babson.edu.
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