Entrepreneurship
Learning Methodology/Delivery
The Mentoring Approach
The program adopts the guru approach, patterned after the Indian educational (mentor) system and the European guild system. Each student-entrepreneur is assigned to a primary guru who will guide them during the 18-month program. In this set-up, the gurus will direct, critique, mentor, and motivate the student-entrepreneurs in developing their businesses. The guru is complemented by Teaching Associates and AGSB faculty, whose task is to assist the student-entrepreneurs in the technical application of the tools learned in the classroom to the student-entrepreneurs’ businesses as well as guidance in the writing of their reports. The entrepreneurial development process adopts a ladder structure in which the apprentice gradually learns the craft of the master by seeing, listening, thinking, asking and doing. Eventually, the student-entrepreneurs rise to the status of the master.
Class Schedule
A school-year calendar is provided to all ME student-entrepreneurs upon enrollment to enable them to plan their other activities during their studies. Classes normally begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 6:00 p.m. Classes are held daily from Monday to Thursday for the first five (5) weeks. It is followed by a total of 31 weekends of 4 to 6 class days a month held every other week. Each class day consists of 5 major sessions for a total of 480 sessions spread over 18 months.
