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Norm O’Reilly
June 12, 2025
University of New England joins global entrepreneurship network
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Participation in a global entrepreneurship network is expected to help UNE advance its entrepreneurship teaching and practice.
The University of New England said that being part of a global entrepreneurship network will help it advance its entrepreneurship teaching and practice.
UNE was accepted into the Babson Collaborative for Entrepreneurship Education. Administered by Babson Academy at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., the network connects more than 40 member universities across 30 countries to share best practices, research and programming, according to a news release.
“This is a significant step forward in our mission to grow a robust culture of innovation and entrepreneurship that benefits our students, the state of Maine and New England as a whole,” said Norm O’Reilly, dean of UNE’s College of Business.
The network is expected to provide expanded partnerships, shared research and access to global teaching tools.
The College of Business launched in 2023 and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in areas such as accounting, finance, marketing, sport leadership and management, outdoor business and innovation and marine entrepreneurship. It provides hands-on coursework in UNE’s P.D. Merrill Makerspace and applied student ventures.
Two student-led ventures won the “Greenlight Maine” College Edition, a statewide business pitch competition. Others have gone on to compete in regional and national business contests, build product lines and engage in faculty-led innovation research.
The Babson Collaborative is expected to give faculty and students access to entrepreneurship curriculum design resources, global classroom collaboration opportunities and participation in international events such as the Babson Collaborative Student Challenge — an international competition focused on entrepreneurship aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
“Participation in the Babson Collaborative will provide UNE’s students with the opportunity to participate in educational programming and new mindsets that are not only entrepreneurial but interdisciplinary and allow students across the university to work together, both within and outside the classroom,” said Jeremy Pare, a College of Business assistant teaching professor of innovation and entrepreneurship.
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