This August, Stanford Graduate School of Business will launch its first Stanford Ignite certificate program in innovation and entrepreneurship in Latin America, where student applicants enrolled in a master’s, PhD, MD, or post-doctoral program studying non-business fields can learn business in foreign markets.
This is an exciting new option for people who want to add innovative and entrepreneurial thinking to their current role, and for those who are planning on starting a venture of their own.
Stanford Ignite-Santiago is now accepting applications for its new part-time program that will run over seven 3-day weekends from August 8–October 26, 2014, at Microsoft Chile. Prospective participants may apply online before May 9.
“Program participants will have the opportunity to interact closely with, and actually practice the concepts taught by, my colleagues who are leading experts in their respective fields, such as entrepreneurship, finance, negotiation, marketing, and others,” said Yossi Feinberg, John G. McCoy–Banc One Corporation Professor of Economics and Stanford Ignite faculty director.
The Santiago, Chile program is designed to deliver the same instruction that students can receive on Stanford’s campus. Participants will teach Chilean innovators how to formulate, develop, and commercialize their ideas, while also learning core business skills team skills necessary to develop concepts into a concrete business plan.
Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty will deliver course curricula through a combination of in-person class sessions in Santiago, and from Stanford through state-of-the-art, high-definition distance learning technology. Microsoft Chile will act as the facility host.
Tuition is $10,000 and includes course materials, some meals, and program events. A limited number of scholarships will be made available for admitted applicants who demonstrate financial need.
“Stanford Ignite participants have started over 100 successful companies since the program was introduced at Stanford in 2007,” said Bethany Coates, assistant dean and director of Stanford Global Innovation Programs. “The Santiago ‘Stanford Igniters’ will join a global network of high-impact innovators and entrepreneurs.”
