Babson Academy Expands Progress in Year of Milestones

In a year of milestones, Babson Academy convened a virtual semester-long engagement with a university in South Korea, expanded its teaching at a K-12 school in Costa Rica, and brought students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to the Babson College campus.

The academy’s progress is detailed in the recently released 2025 Babson Academy Impact Report, which highlights standout moments from the year, offering a view into how entrepreneurship education shapes and energizes the next generation of innovators.

“Together, we are cultivating a global community of changemakers, one that continues to grow stronger, more connected, and more inspired each year,” said Amir Reza P’28, dean of Babson Academy and global education at Babson.

Babson Magazine: Read more about Babson Academy’s impact.

In the academy’s fully virtual semester-long engagement with an institution, 32 students from Woosong University’s SolBridge International School of Business in South Korea worked in teams to develop their own ventures while engaging in coursework that covered a full scope of entrepreneurial leadership and business topics.

Meanwhile, in Costa Rica, the Lincoln School (K-12), which has collaborated with Babson Academy since 2018, has fully embraced entrepreneurial mindset across campus. As of early 2026, nearly all of Lincoln’s teachers and staff—more than 225 participants—completed training in entrepreneurial thinking and teaching essentials. The Entrepreneurship Program for Innovators and Changemakers (EPIC) curriculum is a foundational part of the Lincoln School, and now a requirement for all ninth-graders.

Also, Babson Build welcomed nearly 40 HBCU students to campus, where students completed an immersive weeklong program focused on cultivating entrepreneurial potential and venture building. Meanwhile, off-campus sessions that Babson Academy faculty—Heidi Neck, the Babson Academy academic director and the Jeffry A. Timmons Professor of Entrepreneurship, and Andrew Corbett, the Paul T. Babson Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies—led for HBCU faculty in Atlanta, in collaboration with Clark Atlanta University and the National HBCU Business Deans Roundtable.

Finally, Summer Study, a three-week intensive for high school juniors and seniors, expanded its offerings to include an in-person experience, in addition to a virtual format. This brought nearly 200 students from 22 countries to engage in hands-on entrepreneurial learning, team building, and leadership development skills.

Read the full 2025 Babson Academy Impact Report below:

https://issuu.com/babsoncollege/docs/babson_college_babson_academy_impact_report

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