18 Jun 2015

HBX, Harvard Business School’s Online Education Initiative, Announces Agreement with Turkey’s Özyeğin University

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BOSTON—HBX, Harvard Business School’s online digital education initiative, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Özyegin University (Istanbul) to enroll its admitted MBA students in the HBX Credential of Readiness (CORe) program to learn the fundamentals of business before they enter Özyegin’s Graduate School of Business.

HBX seeks to reimagine online business education through real-world problem solving and active learning, using technology to enhance Harvard Business School's mission of educating leaders who make a difference in the world. The Credential of Readiness (CORe) program is a primer on the basics of business, comprising three modules: Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting. Since its launch in June 2014, CORe has enrolled over 4,100 participants from more than 85 countries.

“Harvard Business School has a history of global engagement and cooperation with leading international universities. I am thrilled that Özyegin University is the first international business school to adopt CORe as part of its curriculum.” said Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria.

“The Özyegin University Graduate School of Business offers innovative and cutting-edge programs that are integrated with the realities of the business world. Our collaboration with Harvard Business School’s online digital initiative, HBX, will definitely add a new dimension to our program, enabling our students to further their exceptional learning experience,” said Esra Gençtürk, Rector of Özyegin University.

ABOUT ÖZYEGIN UNIVERSITY
Özyegin University is a private, non-profit university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It aims to contribute to the development of Turkish society by producing original, creative, and valuable knowledge with its thoroughly modern education system, innovative structure, and service sector-oriented educational programs while being financially accessible to all students through an effective scholarship and financial support model.

Contacts

Ross Pearo
rpearo+hbs.edu
617-495-4524

About Harvard Business School

Harvard Business School, located on a 40-acre campus in Boston, was founded in 1908 as part of Harvard University. It is among the world's most trusted sources of management education and thought leadership. For more than a century, the School's faculty has combined a passion for teaching with rigorous research conducted alongside practitioners at world-leading organizations to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. Through a dynamic ecosystem of research, learning, and entrepreneurship that includes MBA, Doctoral, Executive Education, and Online programs, as well as numerous initiatives, centers, institutes, and labs, Harvard Business School fosters bold new ideas and collaborative learning networks that shape the future of business.