From March 15 to April 3, Tongji MBA center collaborate with Babson College to deliver Entrepreneurship by online and face-to-face courses. Fourth MBA students are selected from Tongji-Manchester Double Degree program, Tongji-Case MBA/MSM Finance program and SEM IMBA program.

The course is conducted through five online sections and two-day face-to-face courses. The instructor is Dr. Donna Kelley, who is a professor of Entrepreneurship and Frederic C. Hamilton Chair of Free Enterprise of Babson College, USA. Prof Kelley introduced students to the skills and practices of entrepreneurs and the nature and process of identifying and forming entrepreneurial opportunities. After the class, Tongji MBA students expressed their feeling that just like the entrepreneurs, they would be able to understand customers and identify problems and solutions that create new value in a market and that differentiate an opportunity from current offerings.

Often referred to as the “Entrepreneur’s College,” Babson is known for immersing its students in the entrepreneurial lifestyle and culture. Babson College has consistently appeared on the U.S. News & World Report rankings as the number one college in entrepreneurship education for nearly three decades.