Who Supports 10,000 Women?

10,000 Women is built on the premise that partnerships between education, development and business experts can help bring about significant change through improved business education for women.

10,000 Women Academic Partners Include:

  • American University of Afghanistan
  • American University in Cairo
  • Brown University
  • Columbia Business School
  • Fundação Dom Cabral
  • Fundação Getulio Vargas Escola de Administração
    de Empresas de Sao Paulo (FGV-EAESP) in Brazil
  • Harvard Business School
  • HEC Paris in France
  • IE Business School in Spain
  • IESE Business School in Spain
  • Indian School of Business
  • INSEAD in France
  • London Business School in the U.K.
  • Pan-African University, Nigeria
  • Saïd Business School, University of Oxford in the U.K.
  • School of Finance and Banking, Rwanda
  • Stanford Graduate School of Business
  • Thunderbird School of Global Management
  • Tsinghua SEM in China
  • United States International University, Kenya
  • University of Asia and the Pacific in the Philippines
  • University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business
  • Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
  • University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan
  • The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Zhejiang University in China

Summary of Additional Academic Partnerships

U.S./U.K. Partner School Developing Country Partner School Planned Initial Activities Projected 5-Year Total
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford; U.K Zhejiang University; China
  • 160-hour entrepreneurship certificate program co-developed by Oxford and Zhejiang faculty for under-served women.
  • Oxford and Zhejiang will partner on case-study development.
  • Oxford will facilitate training of trainer sessions for Zhejiang faculty.
  • Local alumni from both schools will serve as mentors for the students.
 500 women
HEC Paris; France Tsinghua SEM; China
  • Using a curriculum co-developed by HEC and Tsinghua faculty, the 15-week entrepreneurship certificate program will train under-served Chinese women who aspire to or currently operate their own businesses.
  • Tsinghua faculty will teach the courses, and HEC professors and alumni will serve as guest lecturers and on-site and online mentors.
 360
INSEAD; France and Singapore Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC); Brazil

Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC); Brazil
  • Four-month, 160-hour certificate program in entrepreneurship in which under-served Brazilian women will learn how to manage their businesses and develop a business plan with coaching from FDC faculty.
  • INSEAD will partner by co-writing case studies on locally relevant case content.
 500
IE Business School; Spain Fundação Getulio Vargas Escola de Administração de Empresas de Sao Paulo (FGV-EAESP); Brazil
  • 170-hour certificate program for Brazilian women who currently own or aspire to start their own businesses.
  • The program will cultivate the entrepreneurial and management skills of under-served women through rigorous modules, leadership development, information and communication technology, and mentoring support.
 500
IESE Business School; Spain University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P); Philippines
  • IESE and the University of Asia and the Pacific will co-develop a 150-hour curriculum for a certificate program targeting Filipino women entrepreneurs who want to grow their existing businesses.
  • The program will include classroom instruction, mentoring interventions and field learning.
  • IESE will facilitate case-study writing workshops for UA&P faculty, provide faculty training and participate in ongoing mentoring for case-study writing.
450
London Business School; U.K. Camfed International; Zambia*
  • Together, Camfed International, Judge Business School, and the Cambridge Assessment Group will design, deliver, and accredit an innovative leadership and enterprise certificate program for high-school graduates in rural Zambia.
  • The first program will launch in December 2008 and develop vital entrepreneurial, business, and leadership skills through two courses totaling five weeks of intensive learning augmented by several months of distance-learning and project work between the courses.
  • A select number of the participants will be drawn from the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE).
N/A
University of Cambridge, represented by Judge Business School and the Cambridge Assessment Group; U.K. University of Dar es Salaam; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (UDSM)
  • Columbia and UDSM will work together to build management capacity at UDSM by supporting curriculum development, faculty development, the creation of case study models and research projects.
  • The partnership will also create two new certificate programs in entrepreneurship and management within their existing entrepreneurship center.
450*


Summary of Initial Academic Partnerships:

U.S./U.K. Partner School Developing Country Partner School Planned Initial Activities Projected 5-Year Total
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania American University in Cairo; Cairo, Egypt (AUC)
  • Wharton and AUC will work together to create a 5-week certificate program focused on professional leadership, management, and entrepreneurial skills including: accounting, market research, marketing, accessing capital, writing a business plan, strategic planning and e-commerce.
  • Participants will receive an accredited certificate in a rigorous, module-based curriculum that includes field work with local businesses and connectivity to mentor networks.
500 women
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania ALL
  • Knowledge@Wharton, an online research journal, will serve as a portal to deliver content about business, management, entrepreneurship and other topics to all partner institutions globally.
  • This online resource will provide business research, data and insight to faculty members at partner business schools in developing countries. It will also deliver customized, supplementary curriculum content to women entrepreneurs in emerging economies.
  • Wharton will partner with business schools in Mexico and Brazil to develop locally relevant case studies. Working with local faculty, Wharton will strengthen capacity to produce case writing.
N/A
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Indian School of Business; Hyderabad, India (ISB)
  • Wharton and ISB will establish a partnership to strengthen the quality of curricula and teaching capacity of faculty in select business schools across India. Activities may include faculty trainings and case writing consultation, with a special focus on identifying and supporting emerging women entrepreneurs.
 N/A
N/A Indian School of Business; Hyderabad, India (ISB)
  • ISB will create a certificate program for underserved small business entrepreneurs, with a focus on learning through application.
250
Harvard Business School Business Schools Throughout India
  • Harvard Business School will expand their existing efforts through the Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning to provide “Training the Trainers” programs for business educators from India.
  • This program engages business school deans, department chairs and senior faculty from emerging economies to learn the case method of teaching business education. The program also helps educators learn how to conduct field-based research, write their own case studies and integrate technology into teaching, as appropriate.
  • Scholarships will fund opportunities for professors from business schools across India who would not otherwise be able to afford to participate.
N/A
Columbia Business School United States International University; Nairobi, Kenya (USIU)
  • Columbia and USIU will work together to strengthen faculty training and expertise at USIU through curriculum development, Columbia faculty visits, case study writing and research projects.
TBD
Columbia Business School University of Dar es Salaam; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (UDSM)
  • Columbia and UDSM will work together to build management capacity at UDSM by supporting curriculum development, faculty development, the creation of case study models and research projects.
  • The partnership will also create two new certificate programs in entrepreneurship and management within their existing entrepreneurship center.
500
Stanford Graduate School of Business TBD
  • Through its Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Stanford Graduate School of Business will develop case studies focused on developing country entrepreneurs to be taught in-country and at Stanford.
  • Additionally, Stanford Graduate School of Business will explore opportunities to train local faculty in case method development within developing country business schools.
N/A
William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan School of Banking and Finance; Kigali Rwanda (SFB)
  • Michigan and SFB will develop a two-track business education program. The first provides scholarships and housing assistance to women pursuing undergraduate business degrees at SFB; the second is an intensive training and coaching program for potential women entrepreneurs.
  • The program will offer 4-year BA and 6-month certificate programs for qualified but underserved women.
375
Brown University University of Cape Town Business School; Cape Town South Africa (UCT)
  • Brown and UCT will develop a course in technology innovation focused on providing individuals with the skills to leverage technology towards creating competitive businesses.
  • The course will be piloted at the graduate level at UCT but will be adapted to reach a wider audience. All participants – both graduate students and underserved individuals – will likely receive a certificate upon completion.
  • UCT and Goldman Sachs will expand their Raymond Ackerman Academy of Entrepreneurial Development 6-month program into Soweto to enable deserving young women to strengthen their business skills and receive certificates upon completion.
 
Thunderbird School of Global Management American University of Afghanistan; Kabul, Afghanistan (AUAf)
  • Thunderbird and AUAf will create a certificate program for basic entrepreneurial training in the classroom and interactive distance learning, guest seminars and mentoring.
  • Thunderbird will “Train the Trainers” to develop the necessary expertise among local professors who will administer classes. Guest lecturers from Thunderbird faculty and its alumni community will also participate.
460
N/A Pan-African University; Lagos, Nigeria
  • Expand well-established 5-month certificate program at the Enterprise Development Services (EDS) that uses a hands-on case study approach to develop core skills of women owners of small and medium-sized businesses, such as sales and marketing, strategies for growth and writing a business plan.
  • Goldman Sachs will provide scholarships for additional women, expanding access to those who would otherwise be unable to afford the tuition.
250
University of Cambridge *Camfed
  • The Judge School, Cambridge Assessment and Camfed, working with educational institutions in Zambia, will create two innovative certificate programs for female high school graduates.
  • The first certificate will cultivate basic business literacy, entrepreneurship and leadership development through an intensive summer residential program for young women who have just graduated from high school.
  • The second certificate will be a part-time, two-year certificate program for women who are employed or enrolled in post-secondary career training as nurses and teachers to augment their skills with financial management and entrepreneurial training. The program will also offer coaching, personal development and networking resources.
560**

*Camfed is an international organization devoted to eradicating poverty in Africa through the education of girls and empowerment of young women.

**Reflects 3-year projections