OSU's Entrepreneurship Club recognized as ninth best in the world

Monday, July 11, 2011

Just four years in existence, Oklahoma State University’s Entrepreneurship Club has quickly established itself as one of the benchmarks for student entrepreneurs. The OSU E-Club is ranked as the ninth best program in the world in the Top 20 University Entrepreneurship Clubs rankings recently released by FledgeWing®.

Oklahoma State’s E-Club was ranked ahead of the clubs from Stanford University (No. 10), UCLA (No. 11), Michigan (No. 13), Syracuse (No. 15), and INSEAD in France (No. 20).

“The Entrepreneurship Club is the heartbeat of our entire entrepreneurship program at OSU,” said Michael Morris, head of the School of Entrepreneurship. “It’s an organization where students can develop their entrepreneurial potential, share their dreams, and collaborate on creative projects.”

The OSU E-Club was recognized in the top-20 rankings for its many achievements, including its feature-rich website and excellent integration of social networking. FledgeWing® stated that Oklahoma State’s entrepreneurship “students were particularly enthusiastic about their club.”

FledgeWing® states that the first ranking of the world’s top entrepreneurship clubs is an aim to begin an annual tradition of recognizing the accomplishments of the top clubs, while also fostering a sense of competitiveness between them to grow, build collaborative communities and ultimately help put student entrepreneurs on the path to developing and growing innovative start-ups.

Top 20 University Entrepreneurship Clubs

1.  The Web Startup Group (Brigham Young University)
2.  Yale Entrepreneurial Society (Yale)
3.  HBS Entrepreneurship Club (Harvard)
4.  Cambridge University Entrepreneurs (Cambridge)
5.  Oxford Entrepreneurs (Oxford)
6.  Northeastern Entrepreneurs Club (Northeastern)
7.  Hass Entrepreneurs Association (California-Berkeley)
8.  University of Minnesota Entrepreneurship Club (Minnesota)
9.  OSU E-Club (Oklahoma State)
10.  Stanford GSB Entrepreneurship Club (Stanford)
11.  UCLA Entrepreneur Association (UCLA)
12.  LBS Entrepreneurship Club (London Business School)
13.  University of Michigan Entrepreneur & Venture Club (Michigan)
14.  Temple Entrepreneurial Student Association (Temple)
15.  Syracuse Entrepreneurship Club (Syracuse)
16.  USD Entrepreneurship Club (University of San Diego)
17.  USC Entrepreneur Club (University of Southern California)
18.  Entrepreneurship Club at Boston University (Boston)
19.  Carnegie Mellon Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Club (Carnegie Mellon)
20.  INSEAD Entrepreneurship Club (INSEAD)