Educational Services

Professional Services | Research Collaborations | Access to Capital | University Resources | Educational Services

UMBC Continuing and Professional Studies
UMBC's Continuing and Professional Studies(CPS) offers individuals and organizations customized, high quality credit and non-credit training, certificate and degree programs that reflect the values of a major research university and the performance of a private company. Call us today for more information at 410-455-2336 or via e-mail at cps@umbc.edu. Visit our website, www.cps.umbc.edu, for the latest schedule.

UMBC Training Centers
UMBC Training Centers delivers high quality, flexible training programs that have direct impact on individual and organizational performance.  Training Centers extends the academic excellence of UMBC to working professionals and organizations through affordable, convenient training offerings which can be conducted at one of our training locations, onsite or online.

Training Centers offers non-credit training courses and certificates in the areas of information technology, biotechnology, engineering, business, and allied health.

For more information call (443) 543-5400, e-mail us at info@umbctrainingcenters.com or visit www.umbctrainingcenters.com.

Entrepreneurship Courses
The Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship offers non-credit courses for entrepreneurs through its SMARTbasics and SMARTaccelerator programs. The SMARTbasics Program, "Business Essentials for Techpreneurs," was jointly offered by UMBC and the Howard County Economic Development Authority (HCEDA). The program was specifically designed to initiate techpreneurs into the business of doing business. Offered in the Fall of 2001, SMARTbasics provided an in-depth overview of effective business practices including planning, marketing, human resources and finance for high-tech entrepreneurs. The program was offered to CEOs and senior staff members of regional incubators.

The SMARTaccelerator Program is a development program designed to accelerate the growth of high-tech start-up companies. In addition to an in-depth overview of business, SMARTaccelerator offers sessions on presentation readiness, and provides training on networking, introductions to funding sources and technical assistance to CEOs and their management teams. This program is offered to senior executives of regional incubators, senior executives of start-up high-tech companies and future techpreneurs with a completed business plan.

Symposiums and Lecture Series

A Look Ahead: Futures in Biomedical Research

UMBC's annual scientific symposium, A Look Ahead, is a one-day conference focusing on the future of research in the biomedical industry. This symposium was first presented in 1997 in honor of Becton Dickinson's 100th Anniversary. Each year the event is attended by over 250 scientists, educators and biotechnology business leaders. For more information, visit www.umbc.edu/lookahead.


Visionaries in IT

The Forum for Visionaries in Information Technology was established to help elevate the prominence and recognition of Maryland as a central hub for information and emerging technologies. The forum is designed as an annual four-part breakfast series. The first three breakfasts each year feature remarks from an IT visionary--an individual recognized regionally or nationally for contributions to revolutionizing business practices through information technology and innovation. A fourth breakfast provides perspective and an economic outlook on the IT community of the Baltimore/Washington region.

Business professionals, research scientists and UMBC students and faculty are motivated to attend by the opportunity to network with companies, learn about trends and technologies and better understand the business needs of the Greater Baltimore/Washington region. The forum drew over 1,000 attendees in 2002. For more details about Visionaries in IT, visit techport.umbc.edu/partners/visionary.asp.

Speaker Series
The Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship's Speaker Series provides a monthly platform for successful entrepreneurs to candidly share their experiences and insights with UMBC students, faculty, staff, alumni and the business community. The series highlights experiences, lessons learned and unique issues and challenges faced by technology entrepreneurs in the creation of a new enterprise. Visit the Entrepreneurship Speaker Series Web site at www.umbc.edu/entrepreneurship/speakers.html for the latest schedule.

Back to Top