Prince Mohammad bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship

Prince Mohammad bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship (MBSC) (Arabic: كلية الأميركلية الأمير محمد بن سلمان للأعمال وريادة الأعمال) is a co-educational higher education business administration college in King Abdullah Economic City, Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia. It is the first college in Saudi Arabia which offers postgraduate degree as well as executive education.[2] The college was founded by the Deputy Crown Prince, now Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and named it after him in July 2016.

Prince Mohammad bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship
كلية الأمير محمد بن سلمان للإدارة وريادة الأعمال
TypeCollege
Established17 June 2016[1]
AffiliationMiSK Foundation, AMBA, AACSB, EFMD
Academic affiliation
[[Babson Global ]
DeanDr. Zeger Degraeve
Location
Websitewww.mbsc.edu.sa

Establishment

According to Arab News, The college was launched on 17 June 2016. The inauguration was attended by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman.[3]

The agreement for the establishment of MBSC was signed in Washington, D.C. by Badr Al-Asaker, secretary-general of the Mohammad Bin Salman Foundation (MISK); Fahd Al-Rasheed, group CEO and MD of KAEC and vice president of the board of trustees of the college; and Kerry Healey, president of Babson College.[4]

Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship was established through an international partnership between Emaar The Economic City, Babson Global (a wholly owned subsidiary of Babson College , US), Lockheed Martin under the umbrella of the Economic Offset Program in Saudi Arabia and the MiSK Foundation.

Partnership

Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College (MBSC) of Business & Entrepreneurship is a new private, higher education institution for both men and women. It has been established through an International partnership between Emaar The Economic City, Babson Global (a wholly owned subsidiary of Babson College, USA), Lockheed Martin under the umbrella of the Economic Offset Program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the MISK foundation.

The unique approach of Babson College to Entrepreneurial Education at MBSC features the emphasis on hands - on experiential learning, which is , both, practical and pragmatic rather than mere passive learning through lectures at classrooms. The curriculum uses a set of signature experiential courses that will require students to apply their learning to real-world problems and / or start new social or business ventures. This type of project-based learning will be supplemented by a network of mentors and advisers. Development of individuals will continue outside class through an intentionally created set of co-curricular experiences that will reinforce and build the entrepreneurial leadership skills of students. MBSC has a culture that reflects the best of academic traditions in all world-class institutions of higher learning whose hallmarks include respect for diverse viewpoints, professionalism, integrity and constant commitment to excellence, both, in and out of the classroom. }}

References

  1. "Saudi-US entrepreneurship college set up". Arab News. 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  2. "New business college in KAEC to instill entrepreneurial skills for Saudi sustained development". Saudigazette. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  3. "Saudi-US entrepreneurship college set up". Arab News. 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  4. "New college to promote entrepreneurship - Aseer News - عسير نيوز". Aseer News - عسير نيوز. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2018-11-13.

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