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WE PREPARE
TOMORROW’s
4.6
LEADERS
BILLION
By the end of 2009, global
subscriptions to mobile
cellular services had
ballooned to an estimated
4.6 billion—equivalent to
one mobile cellular
subscription for 67 out
of every 100 people.
u.n. millennium development
goals report, 2010
In the aftermath of
the global financial
crisis, the economies
of North America and
Europe remain fragile,
while those of Asia
continue to grow.
foreign affairs,
sept/oct 2010
to create economic and social value
in the real WORLD.
A Babson education begins in a classroom with exceptional
instruction in the functional knowledge and management
theories that every serious business student must master.
But there is nothing theoretical about the needs and realities
of the world they also must learn. Social, economic, and
environmental issues require real-world solutions—the
type that entrepreneurship, broadly defined, is uniquely
capable of delivering.
That is why Babson developed its culture and curriculum to
form a living/learning laboratory focused on applying and
advancing Entrepreneurial Thought and Action globally. In
our collaborative community, through a blend of innovative
business and liberal arts curricular and cocurricular programs,
our students experience the world as it is; in the process, they
are shaped into leaders who will reshape the world.
Babson-educated leaders have a holistic sense of the world and
a keen understanding of the skills they possess that can be
applied in any situation. They are comfortable with ambiguity,
embrace accountability, and adapt to a range of contexts. They
are quick to identify and capitalize on opportunities, and are
committed to creating economic, social, and personal value,
benefiting themselves, their organizations, their communities,
and beyond. We call them entrepreneurs of all kinds.