The purpose of Olin's academic partnerships is to enhance Olin students' opportunities for learning, growth and career development. Our closest partner is also our closest neighbor: Babson College. Babson, known for its commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship, is the perfect partner for an engineering college that wants to incorporate business and entrepreneurial thinking into its curriculum. Strong relationships also exist with other local colleges and with local industry.
The Olin/Babson partnership builds on exciting synergies between business and engineering to enhance the resources and opportunities available to both institutions for innovative teaching, learning and research. For example, Babson faculty members are collaborating with Olin to provide liberal arts instruction in the Olin "foundation" (the first two years of Olin's academic program). Additionally, the Olin faculty is working closely with the Babson faculty to develop modules in entrepreneurship and business basics that can be integrated into the Olin curriculum. Joint planning is underway for a junior/senior level entrepreneurship program. The two institutions have also made several joint faculty appointments, and sponsor a joint academic center, the Sloan Center for OnLine Education (SCOLE).
Olin has cross-registration agreements with Wellesley College and Brandeis University to increase the academic offerings available to Olin students in the natural sciences, arts, humanities and social sciences.
As you move through the Olin program, our hands-on approach is designed to provide you with increasing opportunities for corporate experiences and real-world learning. Olin has reached out to the local high-tech community, home to some of the most innovative companies in the world, to provide these learning experiences. Olin is currently developing opportunities for internships, corporate sponsorship of research and design projects and, ultimately, permanent positions. Moreover, the college is seeking to involve corporations and corporate leaders in the development of the college in such areas as curriculum, career planning and student recruitment.
The Committee on Study Away has negotiated direct exchange agreements with six institutions:
These no-tuition exchanges are one of three groups of opportunities for Olin students to study off-campus for a semester. The other two are: (1) pre-approved programs at more than 30 institutions around the world, and (2) self-designed programs approved by the Committee on Study Away and the Course Substitution & Transfer Board. The Committee hopes to expand the list of direct exchange partnerships, especially in Asia and Australia.
